CYCLINGID 649126

Bolide HR Handlebar

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Industry: Sport
Sub-Industry: Cycling
Year: 2015
Country: Italy
University / Collection: Victoria & Albert Museum

Summary

Customised handlebars used for Bradley Wiggins' Hour Record after which the Union Cycliste Internationale recognised AM as a mass manufacturing technology for the first time.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology: DMLS
Printer Category: Powder Bed Fusion
Material: Titanium
Material Type: Titanium
Feedstock Form: Powder
Finishing: Polished

Process Steps

Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion

1
Step 1Printing
Technology
DMLS
Material
Titanium

Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€€€

€500 plus

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Complex

Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.

Project Scale

Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs

Product Type

Component

Project Field

Research

Sustainability Rating

★★☆

Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Rapid Design Development

Points of Interest

Customisation

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