The money from the investment was to install new equipment and improve technology at the facility, which is the largest pig processing plant on the island of Ireland.

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However, demand for new equipment logic production will soften as yields improve, leading to declining shipment volumes for the rest of the year.

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While the industry continually adopts new technologies to face these emerging challenges, original equipment manufacturers put pressure on tiered suppliers to reduce costs, increase output, improve quality and deliver more frequently.

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However, demand for new equipment for logic production will soften as yields improve, leading to declining shipment volumes as the industry heads into 2013.

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New equipment is set to be installed over the weekend which should increase capacity and improve the service, Vodafone added.

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