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"state-of-the-art manufacturing technology" According to the video, Ives said the unibody is fabricated from an extruded piece of aluminum, then CNC'd using va
by chopsueyar 16y ago
"state-of-the-art manufacturing technology"
According to the video, Ives said the unibody is fabricated from an extruded piece of aluminum, then CNC'd using various jigs and fixtures. He then states how the most difficult part of the process was "developing" the various jigs and fixtures to produce the desired final results.
But he goes into no detail regarding this aspect.
Why do you consider this "state-of-the-art"? CNCing aluminum extrusions in jigs and fixtures in nothing new.
I was actually disappointed when a saw a unibody being manufactured and thought, "They're milling these?"
So, I really don't believe that other manufacturers barrier to entry in the tablet space is lack of CNC capabilities (but maybe fixture design?).
- wallflower 16y agoI've done some woodworking. The proper jig makes all the difference. I think what holds other tablet companies back is the software.