As the industry prepares for the launch of Apple's iPad 3, CNET is reporting that the company's main contract supplier, Foxconn, has now installed inline X-ray machines at some of its assembly facilities, the better to weed out faulty solder joints and/or printed circuit boards from finished products -- defects that can be easily missed by human eyes. Foxconn expects move to improve efficiency and reduce product defects -- as well as labor costs, in the form of worker headcounts. As has been widely reported, the OEM giant has for some time been under increased scrutiny for working conditions at some of its plants.
Link: iPad maker Foxconn turns to X-ray inspections to cut defects (news.cnet.com)
I am sure Foxconn's x-ray machine won't pose any harm to its workers....
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