With Apple looking to expand its manufacturing to India and Vietnam, the company is rumored to have recently added an additional Chinese supplier for the creation of its MacBook Pro notebook. According to IT Home, Wentai Technology has been mass-producing the MacBook Pro since the end of 2022. That production capacity is reportedly rising rapidly, […]
It’s two steps forward and one step back with manufacturing, production, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Full-on COVID-19 precautions have been reinstated back at Apple supplier Foxconn, at the request of the city government in Shenzhen, China. The company has been asked to return to closed-loop production, wherein workers live in dormitory accommodation on the campus, […]
Apple has reportedly added a third contract manufacturer to help produce its MacBook notebook that will handle assembly orders for the upcoming M2-based MacBook Air. China-based Wingtech Technology, which was previously on the outs with Apple, has won the contract for the upcoming ultralight notebook. The company joins Quanta Computer and Foxconn in what is […]
If you were wondering how things were going in China under recent COVID-19 lockdowns, it’s not good. According to captured footage, hundreds of MacBook Pro workers broke through COVID barriers intended to keep them inside a Chinese plant. Some can be seen fighting with guards dressed in white protective coveralls. The plant, owned by Quanta Computer, has […]
Following China’s announcement of a recent COVID-19 lockdown a few days ago that impacted three main factories that produce Apple products, Foxconn has now stated that it’s starting to operate its Zhengzhou factory “normally.” That said, ten of thousands of workers will have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing, which could present “a potential risk to […]