manufacturing
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What American Macintosh Factories Looked Like Last Time
Tim Cook laid some pretty exciting news on us today, saying that an entire Mac line would be manufactured in the US starting next year (some iMacs are already assembled here). But that used to just ho-hum standard for all Macs, when they used to be made in Fremont, California.
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Is It Immoral To Own An iPhone 5?
So many things are made in China: DVD players, handbags, adorable shoes, kitchen gadgets, watches, t-shirts, laptops and more. Some of them are made in happy, shiny factories. Some are born out of deplorable labour conditions that ruin and cost lives. We usually don’t know which is which.
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What Is Friction-Stir Welding?
To create the new iMac, Apple’s thinnest desktop yet, the designers used friction-stir welding to going the aluminium body. Unlike arc welding, the more standard way to fuse metal plates, a friction stir just needs a good rubbing — and a few thousand pounds of pressure — to stick together.
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WSJ: Apple Suppliers Begin Mass Production On iPad Mini
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple’s Asian component suppliers have ratcheted up production and are now churning out the as-yet-unannounced iPad Mini.