Home TechnologyApple Watch Ultra 2: Everything You Need to Know About the Next Generation Smartwatches
The upcoming second-generation Apple Watch Ultra will be equipped with 3D-printed mechanical parts, which will help improve production costs and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance within Apple’s supply chain. It is expected that the new watches will use 3D printing technology to create some of their titanium mechanical components. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has revealed that Apple is actively embracing 3D printing technology. Although the 3D-printed mechanical parts still require CNC processing for finishing touches, they do streamline production time and reduce costs. The exclusive supplier of the laser components for the 3D printers used in the production of the Apple Watch Ultra’s mechanical parts is US-based IPG Photonics, while Farsoon Technologies and Bright Laser Technologies provide the printers. Kuo believes that if the shipments go well, Apple may incorporate 3D printing technology into more of its products, further improving production costs and ESG performance in its supply chain. In addition, Apple’s upcoming AR (augmented reality) headset Vision Pro is expected to feature a customized type of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) to support Apple’s R1 input processing chip. The Vision Pro is powered by the M2 chip and the R1 chip. Stay updated with the latest news by subscribing to our newsletter today!