Provide customized bicycles, Australian bicycle company purchases Renishaw metal 3D printer

On October 21, 2019, Australian custom bicycle manufacturer Bastion Cycles has purchased AM250 metal from British additive manufacturing specialist Renishaw3D printingmachine.
It is reported that the company previously used metal3D printingThe service was outsourced to customers to develop customized bicycle parts, but now they decided to equip Renishaw through in-house3D printingMachine to fully control its production process. Ben Schultz, Executive Director of Bastion Cycles3D printingThe system is satisfied.
He said: “Additive manufacturing is the secret of the company’s bike customization and performance. Renishaw was chosen because they can provide better technical support. Australia’s additive manufacturing market is small and Renishaw is the only company in A company with a local headquarters and dedicated personnel can bring an engineer to the equipment site within a few hours.”

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Founded in 2014, Bastion Cycles is a high-performance road bike developed using additively manufactured titanium alloy parts. The company is located near Melbourne and was founded by Schultz, James Woolcock and Dean McGeary. They use the advantages of additive manufacturing to build customizable bicycle frames, and CNC machining limits the flexibility of manufacturing.
Specifically, these bicycles use3D printingModular design of titanium alloy lugs and carbon fiber tube. “The idea of ​​using additive manufacturing on bicycle frames is not new, but being able to make it strong, lightweight, and beautiful enough to sell at a market-acceptable price requires a lot of work and expertise,” James Woolcock ( James Woolcock) said.

In the first three years of the company’s operations, it3D printingThe service was outsourced to RAM3D, a local additive manufacturing service company. At the time, investing in additive manufacturing systems might have been too costly. RAM3D also uses Renishaw AM250 3D printingThe machine manufactured titanium alloy bicycle frame parts for Basion Cycles.

However, at the end of 2018, the company’s bicycle sales reached a critical level, which forced the company to seek an internal solution, thereby purchasing Renishaw’s AM250 system. “A service engineer can contact us within one to two hours. Since installation, our machine has been running 7 days a week with only one minor issue.” Woolcock added.
It is reported that for many years, Renishaw3D printingHas helped many bicycle manufacturers produce bicycles. In 2013, the company partnered with Empire Cycles to create the world’s first3D printingTitanium alloy bicycle frame.

Renishaw3D printingThe machine is also used by Robot Bike Co to manufacture customized bicycle frames.

At the beginning of 2019, Renishaw collaborated with the new mountain bike brand Atherton Bikes to use its RenAM 500Q 3D printingThe machine produces additive-manufactured titanium lugs for the company’s frame.

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