BEIJING—A television reporter for ABC News was granted unrestricted access to Foxconn’s assembly lines. The contract manufacturer, which counts Apple and Dell among its customers, has faced scrutiny over working conditions at its factories.
CAMBRIDGE, ON—Eclipse Automation Inc. has opened a custom manufacturing facility in Cambridge to handle welding, sandblasting, painting and fabrication work.
SEATTLE—Boeing said replacing improperly installed shims on its new 787 Dreamliners will take 10 to 14 days per airplane and doesn’t indicate that the model needs a redesign.
CANTON, OH—A United Steelworkers union has approved a five-year contract that will allow a $225 million expansion of Timken’s manufacturing plant here.
BRUSSELS—New factory orders rose in the European Union in December, compared to November. New orders rose 1.9 percent month-to-month in the 17-member eurozone and 1.3 percent in the 27-member European Union.
HUDSON, NH—Johnson Precision, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, has opened a new factory here that includes a Class 8 clean room for injection molding and assembly.
NEWARK, NJ—U.S containerized exports in 2011 grew 6 percent over 2010 volumes, advancing to a new record annual total of 11.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units.
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