Ultralight Cargo Bikes Leverage 3D Printed Parts
Carbon fiber bicycle maker Maniac & Sane developed a lightweight carbon fiber cargo bike with 3D printed components using Evonik’s Infinam PA12.
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The German bicycle manufacturer Maniac & Sane has developed lightweight, carbon fiber bicycles aimed at the European trend in cargo bikes for sustainable urban transportation. The cargo bike’s frame structure includes a lamp housing and Airtag mount as integral components, which are 3D printed from Evonik’s Infinam PA12 nylon. Airtag is an anti-theft device from Apple.
Cargo bikes have seen increased sales in Europe in recent years.
Photo Credit: Evonik
"The challenge was to find the right technology and material for Maniac & Sane's cargo bike components. Considering the requirements: lightweight, functional components that were break-resistant and weather-resistant – and all that in a filigree design, the obvious choice was powder-based 3D printing and the Infinam PA12 material from Evonik," says Markus Albrecht, division manager of additive manufacturing for Kegelmann Technik GmbH, which worked with Maniac & Sane to develop the bikes. The components were printed using selective laser sintering (SLS) technology.
Martin Fleischhauer, managing director at Maniac & Sane, with an integral AirTag mount made from Evonik's glass bead-filled Infinim PA12 3D printing material.
Photo Credit: Evonik
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