Turning a profit in the first year, Lo bought land in Taichung (now the site of the Johnson global operations headquarters), built a casting plant, and began cooperating with the US firm Ivanko to produce weightlifting gear.
羅崑泉以 3 年時間演繹出台灣中小企業代工的優勢樣貌，但是不到 2 年時間，局勢丕變。