Joyson factory makeover strives to put Takata in past
As the company that owns what used to be troubled Takata, the safety supplier is determined to start anew......»»
Will Rivian"s big factory help swing Georgia to direct sales?
A willingness to consider Rivian's direct-sales model helped Georgia land the electric automaker's $5 billion assembly plant......»»
Goertek steps up investment in Vietnam
Goertek, reportedly a major supplier in Apple's ecosystem, is raising capital investment for its factories in Vietnam. This month, it is expanding investment by US$306 million for its factory in the province of Bac Ninh, according to a local media re.....»»
iPhone factory in Shenzhen hit by new COVID-19 lockdown
Apple supplier Foxconn has announced the temporary closure of an iPhone factory in Shenzhen, China, in response to a new COVID-19-related lockdown......»»
Mercedes gives dealers digital flexibility
Dealers will no longer be locked into working with a factory-chosen intermediary for digital marketing......»»
"Seafloor fertilizer factory" helped breathe life into Earth
Scientists reveal a new part of the recipe for complex life on planets, and it involves the onset of a microbial fertilizer factory on the Earth's seafloor roughly 2.6 billion years ago......»»
Rocket League Season 6 Gives The Vehicular Soccer Title An Animated Makeover
Rocket League Season 6 is kicking off an animated makeover for the game on March 9. Get the full details here. The post Rocket League Season 6 Gives The Vehicular Soccer Title An Animated Makeover appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Psyonix.....»»
Getac Holdings expanding automotive part capacity in Vietnam
Getac Holding is expanding production capacity for die casting automotive parts by 100% at its factory in Hanoi, northern Vietnam, with the additional capacity to gradually come into operation beginning in 2022, according to company chairman and pres.....»»
Sony and Honda are teaming up to make a range of electric vehicles
The new joint venture will design and sell the EVs, built at a Honda factory. Enlarge / The Vision-S 02 (left) and Vision-S 01 (right) are a pair of concept EVs developed by Sony. Now, the company is joining up with Honda to build a ra.....»»
Chicony Power Technology to expand factory in Thailand
Switching power supply maker Chicony Power Technology will begin to expand its factory in Thailand in March 2022, with completion scheduled for the second half of 2023, according to company president Peter Tseng at a March 3 investor conference......»»
People rethink nationalist beliefs in uncertain times
Varvara, a 66-year-old retired factory worker in Kazan, Russia, keeps faith in her homeland despite a life of suffering and loss. "It was a tough time," she said. "The one thing that makes me happy is that we got through it and now I still have the h.....»»
Carmakers shut factories and freeze sales as invasion fallout spreads
OEMs including Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Aston Martin hit by war in Ukraine. Enlarge (credit: Monty Rakusen | Getty Images) Ten major car and motorcycle groups announced factory closures or froze sales to Russia as the i.....»»
Despite workplace successes, female employment is increasingly at risk due to COVID-19, research shows
From the factory floor to the C-suite, women have seen their recent gains in workplace equality be eroded by the ongoing health crisis. This is despite a direct relationship between an inclusive work environment and a healthy bottom line......»»
Toyota shuts down all Japanese production after supplier is hacked
The halt affects 14 factories, a third of Toyota's global production. Enlarge / A worker walks near a Toyota Motor Corp Crown vehicle manufactured on the production line of the company's Motomachi factory on July 30, 2018, in Toyota, J.....»»
Toyota Suspends Domestic Factory Operations After Suspected Cyber Attack
Toyota said it will suspend domestic factory operations on Tuesday, losing around 13,000 cars of output, after a supplier of plastic parts and electronic components was hit by a suspected cyber attack. From a report: No information was immediately av.....»»
Wind-sculpted feature on Mars is an extensive dust factory
This image from ESA's Mars Express shows part of possibly the largest single source of dust on Mars: a wind-sculpted feature known as the Medusae Fossae Formation, or MFF......»»
MicroLED in AUO new plant roadmap
Panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is planning to build a new factory in Houli Park, part of the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). AUO president Frank Ko said the new 8.5G plant will cover different technology platforms, including a-Si, LTPS LCD, and m.....»»
Google Docs"s New Update Takes Aim at Microsoft Word - and Notion, Too
Google is continuing to give its document editing suite a more modern makeover. The latest update to Google Docs makes pageless documents available to all users after the company announced the feature last May. It also adds new features such as AI-ge.....»»
Eclipse Automation celebrates groundbreaking for its first factory in Asia
A groundbreaking ceremony for Eclipse Automation's new factory was held on February 10, 2022, in Penang, Malaysia......»»
Foxlink rents factory in US for production of energy products
Connector maker Foxlink has rented a 168,897-square meter plant in the US state of Arizona, where the Taiwan-based company plans to produce green-energy products such as charging stations, batteries, and energy storage devices, according to an announ.....»»
How One of the World"s Biggest Carbon Emitters Got a Factory To Zero Emissions
104-year-old Panasonic got its highest-emitting Chinese factory, which makes lithium-ion and nickel-metal hydride batteries, to "virtually net zero" carbon dioxide. The effort took six years, and as the WSJ reports, it shows just how difficult it can.....»»