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CallSignMaverick
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nahtanbob
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Apple’s quiet pivot to India
The iPhone maker wants to diversify its supply chain beyond China. Can the world’s largest democracy deliver?
nahtanbob
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nahtanbob
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Apple's India manufacturing efforts expands to AirPods
Apple's work to diversify its supply chain is continuing, with assembly partners preparing to start manufacturing AirPods in India as soon as April.
appleinsider.com
Apple's work to diversify its supply chain is continuing, with assembly partners preparing to start manufacturing AirPods in India as soon as April.
Apple has gradually increased its production base in India over the years, and that expansion is set to continue. After producing iPhones in India for export to other countries, Apple is getting ready to do the same with AirPods.
According to sources of The Economic Times, Apple will be commencing manufacture of AirPods from April. The production will be taking place at a Foxconn plant located in Hyderabad, with AirPods produced at the facility intended for exports only.
The report doesn't say what models of AirPods will be produced at the plant.
The facility has apparently been in the works for a while, with Foxconn approving a Rs 3,500 crore ($400 million) fund to set up the factory back in August 2023. Reports from July 2024 pointed to Apple looking into producing AirPods charging cases in the country, while trial AirPods production in the Hyderabad facility allegedly started in December.
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Menthol
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China deliberately hampering iPhone production in India in three ways
Apple’s plan to boost iPhone production in India from an estimated 15% of global production today to 25% by 2027...9to5mac.com
Apple’s plan to boost iPhone production in India from an estimated 15% of global production today to 25% by 2027 is being deliberately hampered by the Chinese government, according to new reports.
China is reportedly using a mix of three measures to make it harder for Apple’s manufacturing partners to transfer production to India …
iPhone production in India
Apple has for years been working to lessen its dependence on China as a manufacturing center, with the pandemic exacerbating the risks of having so much iPhone production in one country.
India is the company’s second manufacturing home, with Apple gradually ramping up production from just the iPhone SE to now making the latest flagship phones. It’s been widely reported that Apple has set a goal of making 25% of iPhones in India by 2027.
The Indian government has been encouraging this ramp-up through a series of tax breaks on imported components.
China deliberately hampering this shift
Two reports in the Financial Times say that China appears to be attempting to hamper this shift of production out of the country.
First, it suggests, the Chinese government is making it hard for engineers to travel to India.
Second, it is using export controls to block or delay the movement of equipment and components.
Finally, Chinese component manufacturers are reportedly being warned not to establish production plants in India. That would mean Apple can’t circumvent export blocks by having components made in India.
The reports say that the new trade war with China initiated by the Trump administration has increased tensions, and led to the government taking a harder line with American companies.
Indian government not helping in some areas
While the Indian government has been keen to persuade foreign companies to establish manufacturing plants in the country, the FT reports that political conflict with China has seen the government blocking Chinese companies from building new plants.
Apple supplier Luxshare is said to be one of the companies refused permission.
9to5Mac’s Take
China was never going to sit back quietly while Apple shifted more and more production outside the country, so it was always likely that the government would find ways to make life harder for the iPhone maker.
But the current trade war means we can expect increasingly hard-nosed action by Chinese authorities against US companies, and Apple is of course a prime target. Unless Trump backs down, which currently looks unlikely, things are only going to get tougher.
I don't think so.
It's India who makes enemy to China.
To prevent Chinese engineer to visit India, and so many other things.
nahtanbob
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India does not gain anything preventing the relocation of iPhone factories
Menthol
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That's why in the end, China prefers to invest in Vietnam and SE Asia over India.
It turns out to be a very great investment destination.
Stability, low corruption, government support, and closer to China for supply chain network.
The hottest investment destination today is modern communist countries like China and Vietnam.
People who live in democracy countries have low satisfaction rating, imagine if you are a foreigner. And you dare to bring hundreds of millions of investment, or even billions.
It's like waiting to be robed in the day light.
It turns out to be a very great investment destination.
Stability, low corruption, government support, and closer to China for supply chain network.
The hottest investment destination today is modern communist countries like China and Vietnam.
People who live in democracy countries have low satisfaction rating, imagine if you are a foreigner. And you dare to bring hundreds of millions of investment, or even billions.
It's like waiting to be robed in the day light.
CallSignMaverick
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According to the Economic Times (ET), including Tata AutoComp, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Technologies, and Tata Electronics, have become integral to Tesla’s supply chain, supplying essential components and services. The report reveals that these companies have quietly signed global agreements with the Elon Musk-led company.
www.indiatoday.in
Tata Group quietly becomes Tesla's global supplier: Report
Tata firms have already signed global agreements with Tesla and are supplying various parts and services and their involvement is expected to grow further.
SoulSpokesman
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My questions:
Does cold fusion work? Are this Hyderabad startups claim credible? Could this be used for deep space exploration? What do the learned experts here say?
@Joe Shearer @Nilgiri @Waz @UKBengali
A Hyderabad-based start-up soon plans to demonstrate cold fusion technology to generate electricity in space, a move aimed at increasing the life of satellites in orbits and at the same time making them lighter.
The start-up -- Hylenr Technologies-- has tied up with another fledgling firm TakeMe2Space's satellites to test its low energy nuclear reactor (LENR) that uses hydrogen fusion to generate electricity.
The unique feature of cold fusion is that it generates more power than is consumed to trigger fusion reactions.
"For every 100 watts of input energy, the LENR generates 178 watts of output thermal energy," Siddhartha Durairajan, founder and CEO of Hylenr Technologies told PTI.
He said the company has booked rides on Skyroot and ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
"Our product is ready. We are waiting for the launch platform. So, based on their launch dates, we will have our products there," Durairajan said.
TakeMe2Space is building in-space compute infrastructure which could be used to operate data centres in space
"The graphics processing units (GPUs) on cubesats generate a lot of heat. We are trying to harness that heat and convert it into a usable form of energy across the satellite," he said.
"This could open new possibilities for long-duration missions and off-grid power solutions in space," Durairajan said.
Ronak Kumar Samantray, founder of TakeMe2Space, said his firm was exploring multiple energy technologies, including LENR, to assess efficient methods for heat extraction and potential reuse in its compute-focused satellites.
Hylenr holds a patent from the government for its Low Energy Nuclear Reactor Technology, which amplifies input electricity to produce heat for space applications, steam generation for multiple applications, room heating across cold regions globally, and induction heating for domestic and industrial requirements.
"Validating our LENR technology in space is a crucial milestone, and TakeMe2Space's platform and expertise provides the perfect opportunity to test our system in a real operational environment," Durairajan said.
For any satellite, 40-60 per cent of the weight is taken up by the power harness that includes the solar panels, batteries and other equipment.
Hylenr's cold fusion device and the power harness solution of TakeMe2Space are trying to provide power solutions to satellites in space.
"We are creating a power harness solution for the entire edge computing industry. Data centres in space will become a reality very soon," Durairajan said.
Accomplishing this goal will help deliver a compact, long-lasting, and clean energy source for space-based computing, possibly enabling: Long-duration missions. high-power computing in space, reduced reliance on solar power or other energy sources.
Regards
Does cold fusion work? Are this Hyderabad startups claim credible? Could this be used for deep space exploration? What do the learned experts here say?
@Joe Shearer @Nilgiri @Waz @UKBengali
A Hyderabad-based start-up soon plans to demonstrate cold fusion technology to generate electricity in space, a move aimed at increasing the life of satellites in orbits and at the same time making them lighter.
The start-up -- Hylenr Technologies-- has tied up with another fledgling firm TakeMe2Space's satellites to test its low energy nuclear reactor (LENR) that uses hydrogen fusion to generate electricity.
The unique feature of cold fusion is that it generates more power than is consumed to trigger fusion reactions.
"For every 100 watts of input energy, the LENR generates 178 watts of output thermal energy," Siddhartha Durairajan, founder and CEO of Hylenr Technologies told PTI.
He said the company has booked rides on Skyroot and ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
"Our product is ready. We are waiting for the launch platform. So, based on their launch dates, we will have our products there," Durairajan said.
TakeMe2Space is building in-space compute infrastructure which could be used to operate data centres in space
"The graphics processing units (GPUs) on cubesats generate a lot of heat. We are trying to harness that heat and convert it into a usable form of energy across the satellite," he said.
"This could open new possibilities for long-duration missions and off-grid power solutions in space," Durairajan said.
Ronak Kumar Samantray, founder of TakeMe2Space, said his firm was exploring multiple energy technologies, including LENR, to assess efficient methods for heat extraction and potential reuse in its compute-focused satellites.
Hylenr holds a patent from the government for its Low Energy Nuclear Reactor Technology, which amplifies input electricity to produce heat for space applications, steam generation for multiple applications, room heating across cold regions globally, and induction heating for domestic and industrial requirements.
"Validating our LENR technology in space is a crucial milestone, and TakeMe2Space's platform and expertise provides the perfect opportunity to test our system in a real operational environment," Durairajan said.
For any satellite, 40-60 per cent of the weight is taken up by the power harness that includes the solar panels, batteries and other equipment.
Hylenr's cold fusion device and the power harness solution of TakeMe2Space are trying to provide power solutions to satellites in space.
"We are creating a power harness solution for the entire edge computing industry. Data centres in space will become a reality very soon," Durairajan said.
Accomplishing this goal will help deliver a compact, long-lasting, and clean energy source for space-based computing, possibly enabling: Long-duration missions. high-power computing in space, reduced reliance on solar power or other energy sources.
Regards
Nilgiri
INT'L MOD
Nah cold fusion is a pseudo-science scam.
The tech "company" and/or the media don't know what they're talking about.
Activation energy to fuse hydrogen (the easiest one) is tremendous to do especially by conventional methods we have at hand (much less compact ones). That's whole reason its only been done (uncontrollably) so far in hydrogen bombs with fission primaries to activate it.
SoulSpokesman
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@Nilgiri
Thambi,
Nah cold fusion is a pseudo-science scam.
That is what I thought- but since I don't know much about it thought it best to ask experts.
It seems that there are quite a few hydrogen fusion startups in IND- there have been a few articles on them lately in media. Hylenr is the only one which is following the cold fusion- others are all tokamak types- no one close to being successful from what I could make out.
Regards
Thambi,
Nah cold fusion is a pseudo-science scam.
That is what I thought- but since I don't know much about it thought it best to ask experts.
It seems that there are quite a few hydrogen fusion startups in IND- there have been a few articles on them lately in media. Hylenr is the only one which is following the cold fusion- others are all tokamak types- no one close to being successful from what I could make out.
Regards
Nilgiri
INT'L MOD
Dont know if its a larger scam where they want to take their chances in fooling some venture capital types...with "it sounds fancy".
But there is no shortcut around doing the heavy research and tokamaks for fusion (in a controlled fashion) given what it involves. It is early days yet there, well before it can then be miniaturised.
There was a bunch of pseudoscience in West 10+ years ago with frequency EM technology to generate "free propulsive power" by random error residuals that supposedly stacked up in non random way (some folks were asserting a new dimension that helped stack this blah blah)...
The "EMdrive" was just one part of it:
EmDrive - Wikipedia
But nothing comes for free in end.
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