According to a recent report from DigiTimes, they claim that according to their sources, it seems that Apple will be producing all of its iPhone batteries on automated production lines starting later this year. Apparently this is done to help reduce the amount of manpower required and allowing the company to shift its supply chain resources towards other things.
The report claims, “Apple has already automated its Mac Pro and iMac production lines. Other than materials and final assembly, manpower is not required for the rest of the manufacturing.” If anything this sounds like a good idea because according to an earlier rumor, Pegatron has been pegged to be one of the companies responsible for assembling the upcoming iPhone 6. (more…)
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