Good news! The Spring of Metal 3D printing came!
After Honor Magic V2 and Oppo Find N5, it is reported that Apple will also launch his first folding phone. These folding screen lights have a common technical function –All hinge components are in 3D Printing titanium alloy。
In comparison,Apple foldable screen phoneIn addition, not only will the hinge set 3D printing technology, but the frame will also be manufactured by 3D printing. The next version should also be notedXiaomi 16 ProThe 3D printing of medium metal frames will also be used, which shows that 3D printing accelerates its entryManufacture of high -end smartphonesAnd should become important technical support for the new generation of flagship models.
Two major revelations in 24 hours, the 3D printing industry inaugurated a highlight
March 6 in the afternoonThe well-known analyst of the Ming-Chi Kuo industry published an article revealing that the main 3D printing company in Chinese metal, Berlit will play a key role in the supply chain of the folding iPhone and will become the main beneficiary. Platinum will be responsible for the supply of the bearing cover and the median environment of the folding iPhone, which are both in titanium alloy and involve production in the NPI stadium (New Product Introduction).
Guo Mingqi stressed that as the rolling cover requires extreme finesse and that the intermediate framework requires a complex hollow design, 3D printing has become an essential manufacturing process. Currently, the unit price of bearings and chassis samples produced by Bolite is approximately RMB 800-900.
according toGuo Mingqi’s calculations,If it is calculated on the basis of the shipment of 20 million iphones in the first generation of foldable screens and the proportion of Belite in the supply chain reaches 80%, then from 2026 to 2027, this project will contribute approximately 8 billion in income in Belite. In comparison, Berlit’s revenues in 2024 should be around 1.2 billion RMB. This means that from 2026, Berlit’s performance should inaugurate significant growth.
Early the morning of March 7Guo Mingchi once again said that Xiaomi planned to launch the new Xiaomi 16 PRO flagship model at the end of 2025 will also use metal midsts manufactured by 3D printing by Platinum. This decision shows that the trend in applying 3D printing technology in the manufacture of mobile chassis can accelerate.
Guo Mingchi has revealed that the main advantage of using 3D printing to make mobile telephony images is that thanks to the precise design, weight reduction and improving rigidity are obtained without affecting the strength of median ailments. Although productivity has always been a challenge for 3D printing, this problem is gradually improving with the continuous optimization of technology. Once the production efficiency of 3D printed children is improved, the benefits of the costs provided by 3D printing exceed traditional processes, manufacturers of mobile telephony brands will adopt this technology more actively. When production efficiency is further improved in the consumer manufacturing process, the application of 3D printed mobile phone frames can invite greater popularity.
He said that this trend was not unprecedented. In the past, before Apple uses CNC technology to make a MacBook integrated metal case, the industry generally thought that CNC was difficult to apply to consumer electronics. However, with the maturity of technology, CNC has become the standard of the industry for the manufacture of high -end metal shells.
3D printing technology can be on a similar path.
