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Apple 3D prints titanium chassis for Apple Watch — additive manufacturing cuts raw material usage in half

Apple has adopted additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) for making chassis for Apple Watches as well as USB-C port receptacles for the ultra-thin iPhone Air. The company is printing these components ...
Cult of Mac

Apple Watch breakthrough saves 400 metric tons of titanium a year — here’s how it works

Apple can now 3D print millions of identical Apple Watch enclosures to exact design standards using high-quality recycled metal. Apple has achieved what many thought impossible: manufacturing millions ...
AppleInsider

Apple begins testing 3D printing for Apple Watch manufacture

Backing up a recent claim from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Bloomberg says that Apple is now working to 3D print the chassis for a forthcoming Apple Watch. In July 2023, Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple was ...
Wareable

Apple reportedly testing 3D-printed aluminum for future Apple Watch cases

Apple is exploring a move to 3D-printed aluminum for its future Apple Watch casings, according to the latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The move would represent a massive scaling of the ...