Apple's iPad 2 possibly will go to see a production loss of up to 500,000 units in the field of the succeeding quarter due to the fatal explosion by the side of a Foxconn manufacturing talent, according to sell study definite iSuppli.
In the field of a study take notice of in the present day, IHS iSuppli thought so as to, contingent on prospective production shutdowns, supply from the affected Chengdu set possibly will dive by in the role of many 500,000 units, despite Foxconn assurances to the awkward. China-based Foxconn manufactures the iPad 2.
The set suffered an explosion on Friday so as to killed three workers and injured a different 15.
"Total iPad 2 production facility by the side of the Chengdu spot amounts to with reference to 500,000 units for each month. If the explosion results in the field of a production shutdown until the come to an end of June--which may possibly before may possibly not crop up, depending on the outcome of the still-pending investigation--a production work to rule of partially a million units possibly will consequence," the take notice of thought.
"Should the production suspension keep up longer, the bearing on production possibly will come about even greater," according to iSuppli.
The take notice of went on to say so as to while on the whole iPad 2 production takes place by the side of Foxconn's Shenzhen talent, so as to factory may possibly not come about able to reach up in favor of the loss in the field of the succeeding quarter.
Foxconn needs to manufacture relating 7.8 million and 8.1 million units for the duration of the succeeding quarter, according to iSuppli. In the role of a consequence, production possibly will fall little by relating 300,000 and 600,000 units in the field of so as to quarter.
On a new upbeat take notice of, iSuppli believes the explosion's bearing "will barely keep up in favor of the little characterize."
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