BLT describes the production work behind foldable-device designs

What happened

BLT’s September interview with its Shenzhen team examines how metal additive manufacturing supports foldable consumer electronics. The discussion highlights collaboration with OPPO and the challenge of turning ambitious designs into repeatable production.

Rather than treating the printer as a standalone solution, BLT describes work across materials, process development and equipment. Those elements need to move together when small, complex parts must be manufactured consistently.

The interview offers a manufacturer’s account of its production approach. It does not provide an independent yield audit or establish that every component in a foldable phone is additively manufactured. Its value is the connection between product design and the manufacturing system required to deliver it.