CUPERTINO, CA—Apple Inc. has developed a large-scale robotic line to disassemble returned iPhones. The line’s 29 free-standing robotic arms remove SIM card trays, screws, batteries, cameras and other parts for recycling.
WIXOM, MI—Acromag Inc., a manufacturer of electronic monitoring and control products, has formed a new electronics manufacturing services division here.
TEL AVIV, Israel—Researchers at Tel Aviv University are developing a new 3D printing technology that can create electronic circuits using nickel nanoparticles.
Tier 2 suppliers may be less well-known than Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs, but that doesn’t mean their role in the manufacturing chain is any less important.
Throughout its 107-year history, Cornell Dubilier Electronics Inc. (CDE) has placed great importance on manufacturing quality power capacitors, which are passive electrical components that temporarily store electrical energy in an electric field.
ANN ARBOR, MI—Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2015, according to Robotic Industries Association. A total of 31,464 robots valued at $1.8 billion were ordered from North American companies during 2015, an increase of 14 percent in units and 11 percent in dollars over 2014.
MIRAMAR, FL—JL Audio Inc., a manufacturer of speakers and other audio components, will invest $9.4 million to expand its assembly plant here, retaining 294 jobs and creating 30 new ones.