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“When we get the big casting machine, it’ll go from 70 parts to 1 with a significant reduction in capital expenditure on all the robots to put those parts together,” said Elon Musk.

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Casting is an important way to produce components with complex geometries, ranging from
body nodes to wheels. One of the benefits of casting is the ability to reduce the number of parts
required to assemble a complete vehicle, to achieve critical technical and commercial objectives.

Aluminium cast parts for automotive
Castable silicon-containing alloys are typically used to produce these components to the
required specification. The automotive sector has great interest in designing new casting alloys
that preserve or improve formability while increasing strength.