Posted June 5, 2013, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
Lenovo, the world's second largest PC company, hosted today a grand opening ceremony for the official opening of its 240,000-square-foot North Carolina production facility. The new production site serves as an example of a renewing interest in bringing high-tech manufacturing jobs…
Posted December 27, 2012, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Apple
In a BusinessWeek interview earlier this month, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed plans to manufacturer some of the company's Mac computers in the US. At the time, Cook didn't say specifically what models would be made in Apple's home country,…
Posted December 11, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
During summer 2011, CEO Terry Gou shared his vision of installing one million robots to help automate the most dangerous and menial tasks at Foxconn's facilities. Foxconn, by the way, manufactures many of the computers, tablets and phones sold by…
Posted December 3, 2012, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Industry News
Apple's latest 21.5-inch iMac made some good first impressions for reviewers who gazed upon its razor-thin design. In this iFixit teardown though, one item in particular caught the public's attention: the words "Assembled in USA" etched into the rear of…
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