How Will The Apple Reality Pro Headset Boost 3D Printing?

After nearly a decade of development, Apple
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is finally unveiling its first mixed reality headset. Combining augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), the $3,000 Apple Reality Pro represents not only the company’s first new product line since the Apple Watch, but also a potential paradigm shift in consumer electronics and beyond. More than that, the fact that the world’s most valuable company has entered the AR/VR space actually has significant implications for the $13.5-billion 3D printing industry.

While most AR/VR companies certainly rely on 3D printing to some extent, at least at the level of product design, Apple’s latest product, specifically, may kickstart a niche segment of the industry known as “additively manufactured electronics (AMEs).”

Slimming Electronic Devices with 3D Printing

The tech behemoth’s most notable characteristic is its user-friendly…