manufacturing
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Apple And Microsoft Supplier Chief Calls Employees ‘Animals’
Terry Gou is the chairman of Hon Hai Precision, the owners of Foxconn. He’s also an insensitive asshat. At the company year-end party at the Taipei Zoo he said: “I have a headache how to manage one million animals.” HILARIOUS!
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Stanky Factory Could Slow Macbook Air Shipments
Catcher Technology had to shut down one of its plants after residents complained about a “strange odour” emanating from the factory. The funky factory just happens to produce the metal casing for the MacBook Air. The stench could delay the production of the tiny MacBook.
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Why Is Carbon Fibre So Expensive?
When carbon fibre was first trotted out in solid-rocket motor cases and tanks in the 1960s, it was poised to not only take on fibreglass, but also a whole host of other materials.
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Foxconn Explosion Kills Two, iPad Production Line Halted
Chinese television is reporting a big explosion at Foxconn’s Chengdu factory. There are no clear details on actual damage or casualties, but we know it has happened in building A05, the production line for iPad 2.