manufacturing assembly in news
Intel to expand chip-making in China?
News Intel currently runs assembly and test plants in the Pudong district of Shanghai and in Chengdu in southwest China but, as the name suggests, those facilities merely test and assemble the final packaging for processors made elsewhere. [14 Mar 2007]
Boeing pilots RFID to track aircraft parts
News The RTLS technology, which is still in pilot phase, also helps track parts from one workstation to another in the factory and monitors if they are moving at the right speed through the assembly process. [13 Mar 2007]
ePassports come in on budget - though with 'chip gap'
News The agency said in a statement: "IPS will continue to work with both existing and new suppliers of the biometric assembly to improve the warranty on this assembly as market confidence grows. In addition, any passports returned to the agency will be... [06 Feb 2007]
Dell plant draws fire for $300m tax breaks
News The North Carolina General Assembly authorised a record $242m in tax incentives for Dell in November 2004. Dell on Wednesday opened a controversial $100m manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, despite a lawsuit that could force the... [06 Oct 2005]
Intel set to build $400m testing plant in India
News By putting a testing and assembly plant in India, the chips can reach local PC manufacturers much quicker. Testing and assembly plants are facilities to which manufactured processors, chipsets and other chips are sent, tested, placed into packages... [15 Jun 2005]
Nortel slings work to Singapore
News Flextronics will also fully manage Nortel's supply chain, including assembly of printed circuit boards and fabrication of printed circuit boards and enclosures, along with logistics and repair services. [23 Jan 2004]
Ex-PM Mahathir’s dream - Silicon Valley in Malaysia
News Malaysia is one of the world's largest disk drive manufacturers and has a strong presence in Southeast Asia for auto and electrical parts and OEM components manufacturing and assembly. Initial strengths in packaging and assembly were developed into... [17 Nov 2003]
Microsoft tweaks Xbox to thwart hackers
News Contract manufacturer Flextronics' Xbox assembly plant in China has switched to the new configuration, and the Guadalajara, Mexico, plant that supplies Xbox units for North American consumption will make the change soon, O'Donnell said. [24 Sep 2002]
BMW revs up with SAP software
News BMW Hams Hall, will manufacture four cylinder engines for export to vehicle assembly plants in Germany, South Africa and the US. SAP is providing a common software system that will enable collaborative working among all staff involved in the... [20 Mar 2001]
Motorola shuts handset factory for two weeks after sales slump
News Motorola, which employs over 6,500 workers in three plants in Scotland, is forcing shop floor workers in its mobile phone assembly plant, to take holidays between 9 and 20 April. This decision follows hard on the heels of last week's announcement... [02 Mar 2001]
Apple loses additional 200 jobs in Cork
News Singapore's Natsteel Electronics said last week that it has signed a letter of intent to buy Apple's PCB assembly equipment in Cork for $11.9m (£7.2m). Apple's manufacturing plant in Cork, Ireland, is to lose up to 200 workers on top of the 150... [03 Jul 1998]
IBM and Oracle open joint call centre
News Montpellier was the obvious choice for the first centre, because IBM already has a high-end manufacturing and assembly facility there," Ziter explained. IBM and Oracle have set up their first joint pre-sales centre. [26 Jun 1998]
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