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Intel plant blast injures seven

Intel plant blast injures seven

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An explosion at an Intel chip fabrication plant in Arizona resulted in seven staff injured, four of which were hospitalised.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jun 10th 2011 at 8:33AM
LCD production most at risk from Japan quake

LCD production most at risk from Japan quake

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Supply chain analysts IHS iSuppli issued a preliminary estimate of the impact of the Japanese earthquake on the manufacturing industry.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 14th 2011 at 6:22AM
Foxconn shifts Apple operation

Foxconn shifts Apple operation

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Foxconn is to move its Apple manufacturing operations to another part of China, as it looks to break up its monolithic business model away from a handful of locations in ...

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jun 29th 2010 at 10:45AM
PC prices on the rise

PC prices on the rise

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Retail prices for PCs could be set to rise as PC manufacturers and vendors encounter rising component costs, following reports from several Asian manufacturers that component supplies were around 20 ...

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jun 22nd 2010 at 11:55AM
Stone Group moves to new premises

Stone Group moves to new premises

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The Stone Group has completed its move its new premises, a 100,000 square foot facility called Granite One Hundred.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on May 19th 2010 at 11:27AM
Looming component shortages could impact UK channel

Looming component shortages could impact UK channel

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A number of manufacturers and industry watchers have warned that prices for components may rise due to a shortage of chip resistors, and increased competition for certain components and manufacturing ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on May 10th 2010 at 10:27AM
Weak pound is ?good for UK manufacturing?

Weak pound is ?good for UK manufacturing?

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The recession and the resulting devaluation of the pound has provided an unexpected boon for UK manufacturers.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Apr 19th 2010 at 1:42PM
Self assembling chips under development

Self assembling chips under development

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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are researching a computer chips that are capable of self assembly.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Mar 18th 2010 at 11:14AM
Dell to close North Carolina desktop factory

Dell to close North Carolina desktop factory

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Dell will close its desktop manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in January 2010 as part of its ongoing cost-cutting efforts.

by Nicky Trup
on Oct 8th 2009 at 12:16PM
Intel invests $7bn in to manufacturing

Intel invests $7bn in to manufacturing

NEWS Intel is to invest $7 billion in upgrading four of its US manufacturing plants to produce 32-nanometre processor chips.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Feb 11th 2009 at 11:05AM
Dell cuts 1900 Irish jobs

Dell cuts 1900 Irish jobs

NEWS Dell has confirmed that it is to relocate its European production base to Poland as part of a drive to reduce costs.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jan 9th 2009 at 11:57AM