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3-D Printed S1000 Frame


John Ranalletta

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I think as metallurgy evolves that this would be a viable option. I'm no expert but I would think that the base material would not hold up to long term stresses like a conventional manufacturing process. But again I'm no expert

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Danny caddyshack Noonan
I think as metallurgy evolves that this would be a viable option.

In just the past few years, they've come a long way in getting good mechanical properties from non-exotic alloys. There is a huge payoff in removing several special processes and having only one....making a part appear out of a bucket of powder. We can expect more and more of this. One of the cool things would be to tweak frame member thickness to minimize weight while keeping mass/stiffness where it is needed.

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The additive manufacturing process is impacting industry more and more, machine tool manufactures to software companies like mine are investing in this pretty seriously. A single machine can now lay the material down and then followup with a traditional mill tool to trim and finish the part.

 

Imagine space exploration with a machine like this and stock piles of powder. You need a part you load a CAD file and get it made.

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Just as cool as space would be an independent shop able to make part instead of waiting on dear 'ol BMW shipping one from Germany.

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