Hon Hai Precision a.k.a Foxconn, the Taiwan based supplier of Apple's iOS devices, has reportedly partnered with circuit board supplier Flexium Interconnect, in order to ramp up the production of iPhone 5 and iPad Mini and meet the growing market demand of these newer iOS devices (via PatentlyApple). A publication today by Taiwan's United Daily News claims that Hon Hai...
Throughout the year, Foxconn has been working hard to improve the working conditions for its employees at Apple manufacturing facilities, including salary raises and overtime hour cuts. Now, a new report by the New York Times has confirmed that "the things are getting better", and Taiwanese manufacturer has indeed made significant improvements in overall working conditions at its...
Although Apple did promise to fix the issue with working conditions in its supply chain, recently aired videos by Envoyé Spécial, a 60 Minutes-like program from public TV station France 2 (via Engadget), it didn't. (more…)
While Hon Hai's CEO Terry Gou expressed his thoughts about Foxconn putting a million robots to work across factory assembly lines back in June, we didn’t see any public information about progress. Now, however, the WSJ (Via The Verge) reports the automation process has already begun: a win for technology over cheap labor. (more…)
Apple is that close to ending the "Designed-by-Apple-in-California-Assembled-in-China" era, as Foxconn seeks to expand its operations in North America, facing pressure from its biggest clients requesting their products to be ”Made in USA”, Bloomberg reports. (more…)
It appears as though some early adopters of the 21'' iMacs, which were released earlier this week, have been noticing that their devices were assembled in the United States rather than in China, according to Fortune 2.0. (image via Fortune 2.0) If you have purchased an Apple product recently, you're probably all too familiar with...
The high demand for Apple's iPhone 5 has been too much for Apple's partner, Foxconn. The company's Chairman Terry Gou took the stage today to admit that they are failing to meet the demand for Apple's latest handset, according to a report from Reuters. (more…)
Partnering up with Apple means profits: Hon Hai Precision Industry -- or to give it its trading name, Foxconn -- shares are up after it posted an amazing quarter with strong profits, thanks to its partnership with Apple. (more…)
It appears some serious labour violations have occurred with Foxconn, one of Apple's main suppliers for its iOS devices. According to CNET, the company's own internal audit revealed some intern workers under the legal working age of 16: The company has issued a statement saying that it performed an internal investigation at its Yantai facility...
Ever since the launch of iPhone 5, Apple has become extremely strict with its supply chain partners including Foxconn and Foxlink, over the product manufacturing process and yield rate. The company has even started conducting surprise inspections for areas that were not inspected previously. As a result, its key supply partners from China are now demanding a price...
Bloomberg reports the production of iPhone 5 units have been hampered due to Apple's decision to use a choice of aluminum that is lighter, but more easily scratched: Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 supply shortfall is being exacerbated by a quality-control crackdown at Foxconn Technology Group that’s designed to cut the number of devices shipped with...
