Production

Foxconn’s iPhone 5 factory workers strike over high quality demands and holiday working [Updated]

By chrissyboy6969, Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 a 3:51 am

Foxconn workers at its Zhengzhou factory supposedly held a strike yesterday involving three to four thousand iPhone 5 production line workers. The strike was apparently called because workers were unhappy with being asked to work during holidays and overly strict demands on product quality without necessary training; the news comes from a report by China Labor Watch.

Thousands of job seekers line up at Foxconn ahead of rumored iPad mini and iPhone 5 production.

By chrissyboy6969, Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 a 4:10 am

Thousands of Chinese job seekers lined up outside Foxconn’s Chengdu plant where a huge summer recruitment drive is taking place. Foxconn is apparently looking to take on a large number of new employee’s for the summer months not only at its Chengdu plant but also at the Zhengzhou plant too. The information comes from a report by MIC Gadget.

Apple now selling iPhone 4 handsets made in Brazil

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 a 11:10 pm

It looks like Apple has started selling iPhone 4 units produced out of Foxconn's new Brazilian manufacturing plant, which has been up and running since late 2011. According to photos released by Portuguese news site Meio Bit, the iPhone 4's in question appear to be the lower-end 8GB variation, with unit stamps indicating Apple may have only begun selling them just a few short weeks ago.

Fair Labor Association says China iPad and iPhone factory conditions are more acceptable than most

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 a 12:54 pm

Apple recently requested that the Fair Labor Association conduct audits of its assembly suppliers, with Foxconn being a focus due to recent media attention surrounding the working conditions there. The FLA has now indicated that general conditions within Foxconn's iPad and iPhone production facilities have better overall ratings than most other assembly vendors in the business.

Foxconn plans to build five additional iPad production plants in Brazil

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 a 5:54 pm

Apple's largest production partner, Foxconn, has plans to build five new production plants in Brazil to help support the growing demand for the iPad tablet.

Foxconn leak claims Apple is readying iPhone 5 production for summer launch

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 a 1:49 pm

Seth Weintraub from 9to5Mac has a source within Foxconn that claims Apple is readying the iPhone 5 -- as it's apparently being called -- for production in time for a summer release. The leak also claims:

Foxconn to double size of iPhone factory in China

By Andrew Wray, Monday, Dec 26, 2011 a 10:19 pm

Foxconn is planning to double the size of their iPhone factory in China at a cost of $1.1 billion dollars, according to Chinese news site China Daily.

The base will be centered on the Foxconn Science Park in Zhengzhou, provincial capital of Henan, increasing its current production lines to 95, said the Henan provincial development and reform commission during a conference. The expansion plan, costing 7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion), is expected to bring $20 billion in sales revenue in 2012, the commission said.

A defect has presented in some iPhone 5 touch panels produced by Wintek which may affect the ability to meet initial shipment targets for the launch which is expected in October, according to iPhone supply chain makers.