Apple Is Testing 3D Printers To Create Smart Watch Steel Frames "

JAKARTA - Apple Inc., is testing 3D printers to make steel frames at several smartwatches to come. This was reported by Bloomberg News on Wednesday, August 30, citing people with knowledge of it.

This production technique will make the need to cut metal parts into product shapes obsolete, reduce the time required to create the device and also help the environment, according to the report.

This approach has the potential to simplify Apple's supply chain and if trials with Apple watches succeed, the company will look for ways to use this technology on more products in the coming years, the report added.

Apple has not immediately responded to a Reuters request for comment on the report.

The company also plans to implement this process on an Ultra titanium watch, but the changes are not planned until 2024, the report said.

Apple plans to host their fall event on September 12, where analysts believe that the world's most valuable technology company will reveal new lines of smartwatches and iPhones.