Japan-based Nidec Copal has temporarily stopped production of shutters, lens kits and precision motors used in digital cameras at its factory in Thailand due to the impact of flooding. This will cause short supply of such components used in Sony's, Nikon's and Samsung's high-end digital cameras from late November to mid-December 2011 and consequently these vendors' Taiwan-based ODM makers, Ability Enterprise, Altek and Asia Optical, are expected to see decreased shipments in November and December, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Nidec Copal is moving production equipment from the factory to other factories, including those in China, and expects to resume production in mid-December, the sources pointed out.
Article translated by Adam Hwang
