The manufacturing lines for major technology companies do not operate in regional silos. You cannot build a glued-together smartphone for America and a modular one for France without destroying your profit margins.
Starting in February 2027, the European Union bans heavy adhesives and heat-gun requirements for device batteries. Hardware must be engineered so consumers can swap batteries using simple, standard tools. Because building separate assembly lines for different continents is entirely cost-prohibitive, this single European law is about to reshape product design worldwide.
The era of paying someone to melt the glue off the back of your phone is ending.
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