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The Nursery of the Mac – Apple Computer factory in Cork, Ireland (1996)


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Nowadays Apple populates printboards on both sides with electronic parts, which requires special steps in the manufacturing process. Of course the machines must again bake the the printboard to harden the solderpaste for the downside, but this happens at a lower temperature otherwise the components on the upper side (now hanging upside down) let loose! After localization the computer, together with the proper manuals and accessories, is put into a box and transported by truck to, for example, the Dutch distribution center in Apeldoorn.

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