Apple plans to begin manufacturing accessories and parts of its devices using 3D printing, to speed up manufacturing processes and improve sustainability. According to a new report by Bloomberg, Apple will begin using 3D printing to manufacture the body of its new smart watch, the Apple Watch 9, which is expected to be launched during the annual ceremony scheduled this september, at the Steve Jobs Theater at its Apple Park headquarters in the US state of California. The new system will save a large percentage of metal when manufacturing device bodies, because the company will print the exact size of the frame it needs, instead of having to cut huge sheets of the required metal, thus reducing the percentage of waste. Manufacturing processes require high-quality metals such as stainless steel and titanium, so Apple is experimenting with 3D printing for the first time this year with its “Apple Watch 9” […]