In the past two days, a technology on Apple's new iPhone 15 Pro series models has attracted widespread attention in the technology community and consumer groups.
Recently, some digital bloggers broke the news that the middle frame solution used in the new iPhone15 Pro series models uses 3D printing technology from Chinese companies. It is reported that the technology comes from Dongguan Golden Sun Grinding Co., Ltd., providing a polishing and grinding integration program.
This scheme uses titanium alloy 3D printing technology to not only solve the structural complexity and other problems that are difficult to solve in traditional manufacturing methods, but also has higher manufacturing efficiency and lower cost.
What is titanium alloy 3D printing technology?
Among them, 3D printing is known as "additive manufacturing", which changes the traditional manufacturing method, by stacking materials layer by layer to construct objects, can quickly construct arbitrarily complex shapes. Compared with traditional manufacturing technology, 3D printing technology has the advantages of short production cycle and strong customizability.
Special mention is made of titanium alloy 3D printing technology. Titanium alloy is a material with excellent properties such as high strength, corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance, and is widely used in aviation, medical and other fields. However, the processing of titanium alloys is difficult, requires multiple processes, and has extremely high requirements for equipment and processes.
The emergence of 3D printing technology provides a new solution for the manufacture of titanium alloys. Therefore, titanium alloy 3D printing technology is a very promising manufacturing technology that can realize the precision manufacturing of complex structures and is the basis for many high-precision cutting-edge fields.
At present, titanium alloy 3D printing technology involves raw materials, equipment, software, services and other links, of which most of the midstream 3D printing equipment manufacturers also provide printing service business and raw material supply, occupying a dominant position in the entire industry chain.
This technology is a real high-end technology, and its emergence has undoubtedly injected new vitality into the manufacturing industry. Therefore, Apple has also been actively introducing this technology.
According to the latest investigation by well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is actively introducing 3D printing technology and is testing the use of 3D printing technology to produce the steel chassis of its smart watches. Earlier, in the MagicV2 mobile phone released by Honor, the shaft cover part of the hinge used the titanium alloy 3D printing process for the first time, which further penetrated the field of consumer electronics with 3D printing technology.
China has a leading position in this field
In fact, China's titanium alloy 3D printing technology has already reached the world's leading level.
According to relevant industry insiders, this round of titanium alloy 3D printing technology has appeared in China, and it is menacing. Its wide application will not only bring new manufacturing methods to the consumer electronics industry, but also promote the upgrading and development of the entire manufacturing industry chain.
From the hinged shaft cover of the Honor Magic V2 to the middle frame of the iPhone 15 Pro series, China's titanium alloy 3D printing technology is being widely used, undoubtedly marking the further maturity of mainland 3D printing technology in the field of consumer electronics.
Dongguan Golden Sun Company, which was adopted by the iPhone 15 Pro this time, has accumulated rich experience in this field and has extremely high technical strength. Their integrated grinding and polishing solutions improve manufacturing efficiency while maintaining product fineness and quality.
This solution not only solves the structural complexity problem that is difficult to deal with in the traditional manufacturing field, but also has higher manufacturing efficiency and lower cost.
In summary, the wide application and rapid development of titanium alloy 3D printing technology will not only bring revolutionary changes to the consumer electronics industry, but also promote the progress and development of the entire manufacturing industry. In this process, the active investment of Chinese enterprises and technology research and development have undoubtedly played an important role.
In the future, we have reason to expect that more Chinese technology and Chinese manufacturing will exert a wider influence on a global scale.