John Ranalletta Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Wonder what the weight and price implications are for mass production? 3-D printed S1000 Link to comment
Lone_RT_rider Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Nice excersize, but I would never sign off on that for a design freeze. Lol Link to comment
joeyjamb Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 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 Link to comment
stubble! Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Gorgeous! Thats pretty cool tech. Love the end appearance. Link to comment
Danny caddyshack Noonan Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 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. Link to comment
Oldironken Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 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. Link to comment
joeyjamb Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 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. Link to comment
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