Apple shared ‘bendgate’ lessons as it helped small US manufacturers innovate<div class="feat-image">

</div><p><a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/29/apple-manufacturing-academy-opening-in-detroit-to-support-us-businesses/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Back in the summer[/url], a new Apple Manufacturing Academy was announced, partnering with Michigan State University. The initiative provides free training and consultancy to American businesses to help them innovate their production processes.</p>
<p>Small businesses that received help from <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple[/url] engineers said that the company shared frank lessons about its “bendgate” experience …</p>
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Apple shared ‘bendgate’ lessons as it helped small US manufacturers innovate