A few weeks ago I told you that Apple is preparing to launch new ultra-thin Macs, they will arrive on the market by the end of June, and now we learn new details about a new technology that the American company intends to use in the process.
According to the information that appeared today, in order to create these ultra-thin Macs, the Apple company would use a new metal injection technology to manufacture the two hinges of the case of its product, new partners being contracted for this complex process.
More specifically, Apple contracted the Amphenol company to create a special hinge using this new metal injection process, the American company making the same type of components used in Microsoft's Surface Pros, so it has great experience in creating such components.
The choice of those from Amphenol would have been made on the basis of the fact that this company can produce a very thin hinge for laptop cases, and if the Macs will really be ultra-thin, then a thinness of this was also needed components.
US-based Amphenol has recently joined Apple's supply chain to supply hinges and is likely to take some orders away from existing partners Shin Zu Shing (SZS) and Jarllytec, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. To achieve an ultra-thin design, Apple's new MacBooks adopt metal injection molding-made (MIM) hinges.
Separately, Apple would have received batteries from two Asian partners for testing for implementation in the new models of Macs, but for now it has not been decided whether it will use their products or not, although there are very high chances of doing so.
Considering the fact that these Macs should be launched in Q2 2016, according to the latest rumors, they would be presented at WWDC 2016, which will take place in June.
