ITASCA, IL—Mobile Mark Inc., a manufacturer of antennas, has opened a new 50,000-square-foot assembly plant here.
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Foxconn Mulls Making Displays in United States
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Contract manufacturer Foxconn is exploring the possibility of opening a U.S. assembly plant to make flat panel displays larger than 60 inches wide.
Foxconn Execs Arrested for Bribery
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Three senior Foxconn managers have been arrested following an investigation into bribery at the electronics assembly giant.
Electronics Assembler Opens New Factory in Wisconsin
NEENAH, WI—Electronics manufacturing services provider Plexus Corp. has opened a new, $50 million, 410,000-square-foot assembly plant here.
Contract Manufacturer Uses Facial Recognition Software to Screen Applicants
BEIJING—Apple Inc. supplier Pegatron Corp. began using facial recognition technology to screen applicants for its iPhone assembly plant, illustrating how some companies are guarding against the growing problem of underage workers making their way into factories in China.
Teenage Boy Dies of Pneumonia at Chinese Assembly Plant
SHANGHAI, China—Medical experts have concluded that working conditions at contract manufacturer Pegatron Corp.’s assembly plant here did not lead to the death from pneumonia of a 15-year-old boy who had lied to gain employment. The facility makes the iPhone for Apple Inc.
Pick-and-Place Machine Boosts Flexibility of EMS Provider
Telecom-industry leaders Nokia Corp. and Alcatel-Lucent know the importance of quality work and long-term relationships. So it is no surprise that both have been regular customers of well-known electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Kyrel Oy for more than a decade.
Foxconn to Build Pennsylvania Assembly Plant
HARRISBURG, PA—Foxconn Technology Group, the Taipei-based maker of Apple Inc.’s iPhone, plans to invest $40 million to build a high-tech assembly plant here.