For months now, as more photos of Apple’s Arizona sapphire plant have emerged, we've heard that the building is now closer than ever to being ready to proceed with production.

As MMi reported in January, construction personnel are working "around the clock" and even on weekends to get the job done by June. Although documents filed with the US International Trade Administration in January revealed Apple’s “go live” target date was sometime in February, it now appears that plans to commence production have only solidified in recent weeks.