At this year’s RAPID exhibition in California, the world’s first fully 3D printed motorcycle was unveiled. However, some parts cannot yet be printed with 3D printing, such as braking systems, screws, engines and electronic parts, while the rest are printed with ABS plastic. The whole car is 8 feet long and has a maximum load capacity of 400 pounds, which is the weight of two adults. However, the top speed is only 24 kilometers per hour and it uses a pure electric engine.
The development team introduced that at first they planned to print a motorcycle to copy, but later found that it was not feasible. The team used Creo design software to redesign various parts of the motorcycle, and then used ANSYS simulated the design and used multiple industrial 3D printers to print out each component, which was then completed through post-processing such as steam smoothing, sanding and coloring.
