the bike industry works with a limited number of frames sizes but people are so different each with their individual length of legs and upper body what sets us apart is that we can respond individually and build precisely the geometry that fits each person this passed. the bike designers can change the frame on the computer to perfectly match the rider. so next day the designer meets up with a three d. printing expert getting the measurement data in the right format is a bit of work but three d. printing technology is developing at a huge pace. there are new developments in four different areas of three d. printing number one is the increasing diversity of materials then the volume we can print bigger objects the printing speed is also going up it now takes half or a third of the time previously needed. and then there are new technologies being
print big objects the printing speed is also going up it now takes half or a third of the time previously needed. and then there are new technologies being developed that we don t see yet but that are certainly coming clean. today the printed frame is still made of poly mit but eventually the engineers want to replace it with carbon fiber which is more stable and lightweight. day three and the printing can begin first a thin layer of poly and my powder is spread on the carrier plate. the spots where the frame part is to be made by laser beam centers the powder. the process is repeated again and again for two days then the printed frame has to cool down for two more days. after that we get to see if it s all worked out there s no printer big enough to make the entire frame in
bike industry works with a limited number of frame sizes but people are so different each with their individual length of legs and upper body what sets us apart is that we can respond individually and build precisely the geometry that fits each person past the bike designers can change the frame on the computer to perfectly match the rider. so next day the designer meets up with a three d. printing expert getting the measurement data in the right format is a bit of work but three d. printing technology is developing at a huge pace. there are new developments in four different areas of three d. printing number one is the increasing diversity of materials then the volume we can print bigger objects the printing speed is also going up it now takes half or a third of the time previously needed. and then there are new technologies being