HBD and CN Innovations showcase premium titanium AM watches
Shanghai Hanbang 3D Tech Co, Ltd (HBD), China, has partnered with CN Innovations, Hong Kong, to design and manufacture two titanium wristwatches. The collaboration demonstrates how metal Additive Manufacturing can be used in luxury applications to produce lightweight components, featuring integrated lattice structures, detailed surface textures and complex geometries.
As wearable products become lighter, more complex and increasingly design-focused, manufacturers face growing demands in metal component design, precision manufacturing, lightweight structures and scalable production, explains HBD.
The Aurion and Lunelle watches were built on the HBD 400 Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machine.
Aurion features a lattice structure and blue bezel, combining an industrial-inspired design with a metallic appearance. Lunelle features a curved case, an openwork strap and a wave-textured dial with rose-gold-coloured accents, resulting in a lighter visual aesthetic.
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Beyond traditional watches, the company noted that the same capabilities exemplified here can be applied to jewellery and accessories, smartwatch bezels, smartphone frames, headphone structures and next-generation wearable devices. In consumer electronics, HBD’s Additive Manufacturing can support compact metal components that require stronger structures, higher integration and faster product iteration.
