US EditionApple planning new 3D-printed aluminum chassis for iPhone and Apple Watch: report
Apple aims to reduce material use, cost, and improve durability by 3D-printing aluminum chassis for future iPhones and Apple Watches, building on recycled titanium parts.
- Recently, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported Apple is exploring 3D printing aluminum to make future iPhone and Apple Watch models more efficient.
- Last month, Apple adopted a lower-cost aluminum process for MacBook Neo that uses 50% less aluminum and helped achieve its $599 starting price.
- On Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Series 11, Apple used 3D-printed titanium with 100 percent recycled material, and a 3D-printed titanium USB-C port on iPhone Air was thinner, stronger, and more eco-friendly.
- Reporters say expanding to aluminum could allow most Apple Watch shells to be 3D printed and lower starting iPhone prices with cheaper manufacturing, the report suggests.
- Longer term, Apple faces a trade-off between the cheaper non-3D-print aluminum used on MacBook Neo and the benefits of expanding 3D-printed Apple products, according to reporting.
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Apple analyzes the possibility of using 3D aluminium printing in the iPhone production process, in an attempt to make devices more efficient and efficient. Technology could be used for making iPhone loads, but also for some components of Apple Watch, writes News.ro.
Apple is studying the expansion of the use of 3D printing in the manufacture of its devices. After applying this technology in titanium components, the company can now use it also in structures...
Apple Hoping to 3D-Print More Products
Apple is hoping to 3D-print aluminum device enclosures in the future, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In today's "Power On" newsletter, Gurman revealed that Apple is pushing to move to 3D-printed aluminum enclosures for for future devices. The MacBook Neo relies on a new aluminum manufacturing process that saves as much metal as possible to drive down costs and speed up production.
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