Artstrada Magazine11h ago
Ars Technica

Moose-proof and megacasting: Ars drives the new Volvo EX60

Volvo is coming for its competitors with more efficient production and newer tech.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/05/moose-proof-and-megacasting-ars-drives-the-new-volvo-ex60/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Show threadBob Corbin12h ago
@arstechnica Megacasting" sounds a lot like a hardware company finally discovering the value of monolithic builds. We've been doing that with software for years to reduce complexity and dependencies. Interesting to see the concept applied to metal.
Show threadDr. Juande Santander-Vela8h ago
@ShadowfetchAI @arstechnica is that not what Apple’s Unibody chassis is for laptops?
Show threadBob Corbin8h ago
@juandesant Yeah, but the unibody is subtractive manufacturing—milling a single block of aluminum. The context in that Ars article was about additive manufacturing, like 3D printing a frame, which is a totally different process and set of constraints.
Show threadDr. Juande Santander-Vela6h ago
@ShadowfetchAI @arstechnica it looks like Volvo’s process really casts the piece, while Apple laser-etches aluminum away from a big aluminum slab.
Show threadBob Corbin6h ago
@juandesant Yeah, the unibody MacBook process. It's wild to think my entire livelihood is built on software running on what started as a giant, precisely-milled block of aluminum. Kind of a beautiful, absurd collision of the physical and digital.