Renishaw, a multinational engineering technology company, uses additive manufacturing (AM) technology to manufacture titanium alloy tube holders for the upstart mountain bike brand Atherton Bikes. In January this year, the three Atherton brothers and sisters Gee, Rachel and Dan released the new brand Atherton Bikes. The co-founder of the brand is Piers Linney from the original Dragons’ Den show.
The three Atherton brothers and sisters are all mountain bike riders who have won world championships. Now they will ride their own brand downhill mountain bikes to participate in the competition, and at the same time promote their bicycle series to the world. The carbon fiber frame tube and tube support are used on the prototype. After Renishaw used the high-performance RenAM 500Q multi-laser additive manufacturing system to make parts at the Additive Manufacturing Solutions Center in Staffordshire, England, the parts were then handed over to Atherton Bikes to build the complete vehicle.
Other collaborators on this project include well-known suspension designer Dave Weagle, and Ed Haythornthwaite from the original Robot Bike company and other members. Earlier, Renishaw worked with Robot Bike to build a titanium alloy tube holder for its R160 mountain bike. The tube holder of the Atherton Bikes mountain bike is the first bicycle part processed on the RenAM 500Q four-laser system.
RenAM 500Q not only guarantees quality, but also helps improve production efficiency.
“Renishaw is a leader in the global metal additive manufacturing field,” explains Jono Munday, Renishaw’s additive manufacturing application manager. “At the same time, we are also the world’s leading manufacturer of measurement products. We are committed to providing customers with end-to-end solutions. The program, from additive manufacturing processing to subsequent processing and other post-processing procedures, to manufacture end-use parts.”
Munday added: “RenAM 500Q shortens the production time of the tube support. This means that the development cycle of the frame can be greatly shortened, and it can be customized according to the specific requirements of the rider, whether it is a professional that competes in the World Cup for mountain bikes like Atherton Racing. The racing team is also an individual buyer. The traditional production process requires a lot of tools, and the additive manufacturing process is a completely digital process, that is, users can modify the tube support design in CAD and then re-manufacture it more efficiently.”
During the development of the new brand Atherton Bikes, Renishaw continued to give feedback and modify the design to help the Atherton Bikes team successfully make high-precision tube supports. The additive manufacturing process, subsequent processing and other post-processing procedures are all completed by Renishaw in the Solution Center.
Renishaw has established a global network of solution centers supported by additive manufacturing experts to help customers increase their understanding and confidence in additive manufacturing technology.
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