He meant formed not forged. The formed top covers are thick aluminium foils that are folded by machines. They did show signs of lack of rigidity in the usage

He meant formed not forged. The formed top covers are thick aluminium foils that are folded by machines. They did show signs of lack of rigidity in the usage of the laptops (it was shipped with the first Framework laptops, and later replaced by CNC for this very reason).