Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics, China’s largest maker of humanoid robots, will deploy its robots in Apple supplier Foxconn’s factories to help with “complicated and delicate production”, according to a senior executive. The company is training its robots to handle different tasks required for modern-day manufacturing, chief brand officer Michael Tam said on the sidelines of the … Read more
Major Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is injecting 600 million yuan (US$82 million) into a new electric-vehicle (EV) battery plant in Zhengzhou, capital of central Chinese province Henan, where it runs the world’s largest iPhone factory. The company, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, on Monday announced its “long-term investment” in Foxconn New Energy … Read more
India’s Tata Electronics has agreed to buy a majority stake in Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron’s only iPhone plant in India, forming a new joint venture that strengthens Tata’s position as an Apple supplier, two sources told Reuters. Under the deal announced internally last week, Tata will hold 60 per cent and run daily operations under … Read more
Apple supplier Foxconn has ordered the hiring agents that help recruit iPhone assembly workers in India to remove age, gender and marital criteria as well as the manufacturer’s name in job advertisements, according to three people familiar with the matter and almost a dozen ads reviewed by Reuters. The moves follow a Reuters investigation published … Read more
A Chinese robot maker has received over 500 orders from carmakers for an industrial humanoid robot, according to local media reports, in a development that may soon help ease China’s manufacturing labour shortage. UBTech’s Walker S1, officially unveiled on Monday, has already begun training in factories, including those of the world’s largest electric vehicle maker … Read more
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy along with industries minister D Sridhar Babu visited Foxconn Interconnect Technology’s (FIT) manufacturing unit at Kongara Kalan on Monday, and oversaw the progress of the construction of the facility on Monday. Sydney Lu, CEO and chairman of Foxconn Interconnect Technology joined the meeting via video conferencing and discussed … Read more
Foxconn is hiring more shift workers with higher wages at the world’s largest iPhone factory in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, ahead of the September launch of the 16th edition of Apple’s iconic smartphone. The assembler, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, recruited more than 50,000 workers in Zhengzhou over the past two … Read more
A top Apple executive has paid a visit to China’s southern tech hub Shenzhen to speak with the city’s party secretary about supply chains, underscoring China’s importance for the US consumer giant as other tech firms seek to “de-risk” from the country. According to official statements from Shenzhen, Apple chief operating officer Jeff Williams met … Read more
Contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn is ramping up hiring in the world’s biggest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan province, as Apple gears up for the launch of its next-generation handset this autumn. The iPhone assembler, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, is offering a 25 yuan (US$3.44) hourly rate and a bonus … Read more
Apple supplier Foxconn to invest in two projects in Vietnam to diversify supply chain The company has been granted a licence for a US$264 million project in Song Khoai Amata Industrial Park to produce smart entertainment products, with designed capacity of about 4.2 million units per year, according to a posting on the provincial government’s … Read more
