Oxide and Friends: Mechanical Engineering at Oxide
Oxide, Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Oxide's engineering team discusses mechanical challenges and manufacturing scaling for rack-scale computers.
In this episode of Oxide and Friends, hosts Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal interview members of the Oxide mechanical engineering team, including Elliott Donlon, Brooks Willis, Doug Wibben, and Ben Williams, to discuss the mechanical challenges of building rack-scale computers and the complexities of scaling manufacturing from small quantities to hundreds of units. The conversation covers various engineering topics related to designing and manufacturing at scale in the hardware space. The episode was broadcast on the Oxide platform and is available for listening across multiple platforms through Transistor.