But Canon is hardly the only firm to shift from assembly-line to small production cells.

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Misek trims his March quarter iPhone estimate to 48 million units from 52 million, reducing his gross margin forecast to 40%, from 42%, due to a mix shift and continued assembly execution issues.

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It also is adding a shift of workers to an assembly plant near Detroit that will make the Fusion sedan as well as the Mustang.

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In Columbus, Ohio an autoworker approaches an assembly line for an intense shift of affixing brake lines to a Honda Pilot.

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It is not a word for a dramatic shift from an absolute (though relatively gentle) monarchy with a weak consultative assembly to a constitutionally limited monarchy with a strong, sovereign parliament and an elected president who can remove executive branch officials without entreating the king.

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