Samsung production facilities halted after South Korea experiences its biggest quake

Josh L.

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Samsung was forced to halt the production line for the precision mould it uses to create the small plastic casing for its smartphones in its manufacturing plant located in Gumi, South Korea, after an incredibly powerful earthquake rocked the country on Monday.

The firm's main assembly line for smartphone production continued to operate without interruption, though. However, it was left with no other choice than to temporarily pause the actions of three facilities that have equipment to print chip circuits in Giheung and Hwasung.

Fortunately, Samsung was able to resume all operations after a safety inspection yesterday without incurring major losses. After all, the last thing the firm need to deal with is faulty machinery seeing as it has to replace over 2 million Galaxy Note 7's.

Josh L.

Source General Producion Samsung Electronics