Factory articles

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  Foxconn denies Chinese factories affected by strike, says iPhone production continuing as normal

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 6, 2012 12:15 pm + 39 comments

  Foxconn has issued a statement to Reuters calling reports of a strike at its factory in Zhengzhou, Continue reading…

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  More than three thousand Foxconn workers go on strike, affecting several iPhone 5 production lines (update: Foxconn denies strike)

  By Nathan Ingraham on October 5, 2012 06:14 pm + 182 comments

  Somewhere between three thousand and four thousand workers at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, Continue reading…

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  2,000-person riot shuts down Foxconn facility in China, leaves 40 injured

  By Sam Byford on September 24, 2012 04:42 am + 65 comments

  A fight at a Foxconn dormitory this morning escalated into a full-scale brawl between 2,000 people Continue reading…

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  Apple and Qualcomm rebuffed in $1bn bids for exclusive TSMC chip supplies

  By Louis Goddard on August 29, 2012 04:20 am + 30 comments

  Apple and Qualcomm have been rebuffed in attempts to secure exclusive rights to chip production from Continue reading…

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  From the production line to management: how robots are revolutionizing manufacturing

  By Louis Goddard on August 20, 2012 08:21 am + 18 comments

  The New York Times has published an intriguing feature on the current state of robotics in Continue reading…

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  Samsung supplier employs underage workers, says China Labor Watch

  By Adi Robertson on August 7, 2012 03:10 pm + 129 comments

  HEG Electronics, a Chinese factory that manufactures products for Samsung, Motorola, and LG, has Continue reading…

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  HP manufacturing gaffe provides rare, unsanctioned look at Chinese assembly line

  By Chris Welch on July 29, 2012 01:09 am + 99 comments

  A manufacturing slipup by Quanta has resulted in a rare, unstaged glimpse into HP's assembly Continue reading…

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  Lenovo CEO distributes $3 million personal bonus to production-line workers, other junior-level employees

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 20, 2012 08:17 am + 260 comments

  After Lenovo posted extremely healthy financials back in May, it provided CEO Yang Yuanqing with a Continue reading…

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  ThinkPad production returns to Japan

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 5, 2012 06:35 am + 57 comments

  As the ThinkPad gears up for its 20th anniversary later this year, Lenovo is planning to move some Continue reading…

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  How an iPad is made: Daisey critic Rob Schmitz gets exclusive look inside Shenzhen factory (video)

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 11, 2012 09:16 pm + 62 comments

  Marketplace correspondent Rob Schmitz, who gained attention for challenging Mike Daisey's accounts Continue reading…