The new technology will be shown for the first time in 2023

Everything is shifting to the new iPhone 15, but something is also happening with Apple smartwatches. The second generation Apple Watch Ultra should also be released in 2023. New technology will be used for the first time, which will enable Apple to reduce costs and production times.

The iPhone 15 may be more important to the masses of customers, but the successor to the current Apple Watch Ultra is also in the beginning. According to reports, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is still expected to debut in 2023Probably this fall.

Apple Watch Ultra: The second generation partially 3D printer

Well-known insider and Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo already knows more and shares his findings with the public. And so for the first time Parts of the new Apple Watch Ultra from the 3D printer Come. Thus, potential candidates for the 3D printing process would be the Digital Crown and the side buttons of the Apple Watch Ultra (source: Mac rumors).

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To date, these are after the so-called CNC process Milled directly from titanium. CNC stands for “Computerized Numerical Control” in German and can be translated as “Computer Aided Numerical Control”. These grinding machines have been indispensable in production for decades.

With 3D printing, on the other hand, Nothing grinds away, but the material applied. A ‘reverse course’ is being taken, so to speak. However, in the case of the Apple Watch Ultra 2, this cannot be achieved using plastic, but, as before, also on a titanium basis.

The advantages of the new technology are obvious

According to Kuo, Apple promises innovative use of 3D printing Lower costs and shorter production times. Sooner or later, customers will also benefit from this.

If all goes according to plan and the supply from contract manufacturers goes well, Kuo predicts that more Apple products will use 3D printing technology in the future. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is basically it Blueprint for the new technology.