Print-a-gadget: 3D printing is increasingly being adopted by companies, Apple being the latest

Manufacturing revolutions rarely blaze into view. They often emerge as quiet upgrades inside factories, invisible to the people buying the products. Apple’s decision to 3D-print every titanium case for its new Watch Ultra 3 and titanium Watch Series 11 fits that pattern.At first glance, it is classic Apple theatre – engineering rendered with a sense of inevitability. The company is printing cases using 100% recycled aerospace-grade titanium powder.