iWatch: Quality issues for the latest Apple product
Those who are waiting for the launch of the iWatch 7, scheduled for September, are likely to be very disappointed. According to Nikkei Asia, the production of the tech watches has been delayed as engineers struggle with quality issues.
Several sources familiar with the production of the Apple Watch 7 told Nikkei on Tuesday that the device "encountered critical challenges in achieving satisfactory production performance."
The three sources said Apple was disappointed with the quality of production, which could be "attributed to the complexity of the design." The smartwatch has a larger flat-edge design than previous models.
Four sources said production was "temporarily halted" as Apple engineers and suppliers fix manufacturing defects before mass production.
“All assemblers are facing similar problems in achieving satisfactory production performance based on current industrial designs,” one of the people with first-hand knowledge told Nikkei Asia.
Apple has even asked component suppliers to delay shipments of critical parts of the new watch to assemblers, the sources continued.
The problems encountered by assemblers in the revised smartwatch relate to electronic modules, components and displays. No other details were provided.
"Apple and its suppliers are working around the clock to try and fix the problems, but it is currently difficult to say when mass production might begin," said another source. Apple originally planned to start mass production around mid-September, but now the delays could disrupt the mass production dates.
Even if the actions of Apple have not changed in reality, the failure of a product like iWatch can have serious consequences for the Cupertino house.
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This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/148577-2/ on Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:00:32 +0000.