Manufacturers release more innovative products to seize the market, titanium alloy and 3D printing is expected to benefit. With the innovation of 3D printing process and material structure, lightweight, high-strength and corrosion-resistant titanium alloy materials are expected to become an important material innovation direction of mobile phone leading city. Although the consumer market is still sluggish in 2023, the margin has improved in the third quarter, and mobile phone manufacturers are also looking forward to the traditional peak season and an upward trend. Domestic manufacturers have released a number of new mobile phones since the third quarter, and in hardware and software. Perform updates on. Huawei and Apple two leading smartphone brands launched new products almost at the same time, Huawei Mate60 series and Apple iPhone15 series to grab domestic mobile phone market share, OPPO released the third generation folding screen OPPO FindN3, Honor since the third quarter of the Magic V2, V Purse and Magic Vs2 three folding screen mobile phones, Samsung has released the Galaxy Z Flip and Fold5 series, vivo is also about to launch the flagship X100. In the context of the nearly saturated domestic mobile phone market, some manufacturers choose to develop more innovative and textured products, such as the selection of titanium alloy in key structural parts, to attract consumers to change machines.
CNC machining process is currently the mainstream processing method of mobile phone frames, and 3D printing is expected to seize market share. At present, CNC is still the mainstream processing method for mobile phone frames, but there are technical difficulties in the processing of titanium alloy materials under the traditional CNC process, such as low yield, long time, high cutting temperature, sticky chips and chip accumulation tumors. 3D printing can avoid the technical difficulties in the CNC machining process, and has the advantages of no special mold, improve the mechanical properties of the workpiece, improve the utilization of materials, and environmental protection, which is expected to become a new trend in the middle frame processing technology.
MIM (Metal injection molding) is the core process of manufacturing hinge parts for mobile phones, and the MIM process is complementary to the 3D printing process. The MIM process is usually suitable for the production of high-complexity, high-precision, high-strength, fine-looking precision structural parts, especially for small parts that are complex in shape and cannot be processed by machining and other process methods. Relatively speaking, 3D printed hinges have the following advantages:
1) Customization: 3D printing technology can customize the hinge parts of the foldable screen phone according to the individual needs of customers to adapt to the complex parts system of the hinge.
2) Rapid design prototype :3D printing can quickly produce the prototype of the hinge parts of the foldable screen phone, helping designers quickly verify the design scheme, saving time and cost.
3) Flexibility: 3D printing technology can flexibly adjust the structure and shape of the hinge parts of the folding screen phone to meet different design needs, improve the flexibility and diversity of the product, 3D printing is expected to complement the advantages of the MIM process.
Titanium alloy cut into high-end mobile phones, 3D printing is expected to usher in new opportunities. In the major manufacturers continue to carry out technological innovation and product upgrading process, some mobile phone manufacturers choose to use more texture, more expensive titanium alloy as a mobile phone frame material, titanium alloy as a high-performance, high-strength, low-density metal material, with high corrosion resistance, wear resistance and oxidation resistance, making the mobile phone in the appearance. It is more high-grade and durable. In addition, titanium alloy also has good heat conduction performance, which helps to improve the heat dissipation effect of the mobile phone, so as to ensure the stable performance of the mobile phone in the process of long-term use, so as to improve the grade and quality of the product, so as to attract more consumer attention and purchase. At present, Apple and Xiaomi have introduced titanium alloy/titanium metal frame in high-end mobile phones, and other manufacturers may follow up with titanium alloy parts, the future, with the gradual scale of titanium alloy, yield improvement, cost reduction, is expected to be popular in low-end products, smartphone titanium alloy parts will be one of the trends in the development of the industry. According to estimates, the 3D printing titanium alloy frame and shaft cover market space is expected to exceed 45 billion yuan in 2027, and the 3D printing market will usher in a broad space for growth.
