Apple is seeking a Mechanical Engineer
with a “broad understanding of materials and manufacturing process such
as joining (press lamination, gluing, heat staking),” according to the
company’s web site.
The space-age Liquidmetal material is manipulated using these exact processes. The job advert doesn’t make this a certainty, but Apple could finally be ready to deliver the Liquidmetal iPhone this year.
Applicants also need to have experience with mechanical fabricated parts, jigs, fixtures, etc. Furthermore, “injection molding and plastics experience is a plus,” says Apple.
According to the people who invented the material, the amorphous alloy known as Liquidmetal is revolutionizing modern
manufacturing by combining “the strength of forging with intricate
molding capabilities superior to MIM (metal injection molding).”“Twice the strength of titanium, delivers
repeatable molded features within ±50µm (±0.002”), and ultralow
shrinkage rate of 0.2%,” according to Liquidmetal Technologies.
The company also mentions some similarities to glass, such as its “brittle” nature when stressed to the limit.
“Like most glasses, the yield strength of Liquidmetal Alloy is nearly identical to its ultimate tensile strength, meaning that when the material is stressed to its yield limit, rather than plastically deforming, it will break, and is therefore technically considered brittle, even though it is highly elastic (see below).”
Apple’s acquisition of Liquidmetal technology has long promised to yield something spectacular in the form of a jaw-dropping iPhone design, or a super-sleek MacBook casing.
Liquidmetal has been described as a
combination of steel, glass and plastics, as it possesses key
characteristics from these three materials, such as the hardness of
steel, and the manipulability of plastics.
The new recruit needs to have understanding of part creation
processes, such as “CNC milling/turning, injection molding, stamping,
MIM, die casting, extrusion and sheet forming etc.”The space-age Liquidmetal material is manipulated using these exact processes. The job advert doesn’t make this a certainty, but Apple could finally be ready to deliver the Liquidmetal iPhone this year.
Applicants also need to have experience with mechanical fabricated parts, jigs, fixtures, etc. Furthermore, “injection molding and plastics experience is a plus,” says Apple.
According to the people who invented the material, the amorphous alloy known as Liquidmetal is revolutionizing modern
manufacturing by combining “the strength of forging with intricate
molding capabilities superior to MIM (metal injection molding).”“Twice the strength of titanium, delivers
repeatable molded features within ±50µm (±0.002”), and ultralow
shrinkage rate of 0.2%,” according to Liquidmetal Technologies.The company also mentions some similarities to glass, such as its “brittle” nature when stressed to the limit.
“Like most glasses, the yield strength of Liquidmetal Alloy is nearly identical to its ultimate tensile strength, meaning that when the material is stressed to its yield limit, rather than plastically deforming, it will break, and is therefore technically considered brittle, even though it is highly elastic (see below).”
Apple’s acquisition of Liquidmetal technology has long promised to yield something spectacular in the form of a jaw-dropping iPhone design
, or a super-sleek MacBook casing.
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