09.01.2025
Apple is reportedly pushing suppliers to invest in automation to cut production costs. And, if they don't, they risk losing iPhone production contracts.Daisy, Apple's iPhone-recycling robot - Image Credit: AppleAside
Daisy, Apple's iPhone-recycling robot - Image Credit: Apple
Aside from components used in production, one of the major costs of building an iPhone is the army of workers needed at assembly partners such as Foxconn. If a report is correct, that army may start to shrink in numbers.
According to sources of DigiTimes on Monday, Apple is pushing to introduce more automation in its supply chain. It has previously expressed a need for the use of robotics and automated systems in production, but now it's upping the ante.
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