If you enjoy the outdoors, getting a solid watch can be important. Last year's Apple Watch Ultra is one of the more robust options in the smartwatch category, even surviving hammers! But could its successor do the same if there's a change to how its parts are made?
According to the analyst Ming-chi Kuo, the next Apple Watch Ultra could use 3D-printed mechanical parts. Apple will allegedly make some of the titanium metal parts of the new watch with 3D printing technology. The printed parts will still go through the CNC machining process, which should refine the printed parts.
2H23 New Apple Watch Ultra mechanical parts to adopt 3D printing technology; key suppliers including IPG Photonics, Farsoon and BLT / 2H23新款Apple Watch Ultra機構件生產將採用3D列印技術，IPG Photonics、華曙高科與鉑力特為關鍵供應商https://t.co/PngNIIihC9
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) July 14, 2023
Kuo claimed that 3D printing should help improve production time and reduce production costs. Both are important if Apple wants to sell more of its upcoming Apple Watch 2 Ultra (tentative name), which is expected to launch in 2H 2023. Lower production time and cost could also lead to a more affordable successor, but we can't guarantee that.
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