The famous high-end bicycle spare parts brand in the UK seems to have been synonymous with exquisite, durable, stable and reliable, and self-sufficiency is the most appropriate description. Even the smallest bolts are manufactured on their CNC lathes, which run 24 hours a day , Cutting, grinding, polishing; the processing standard of each process has reached the industry’s top level of laser pointer.
The disc brake pads are mainly made of 2mm stainless steel, and a special laser cutting machine for advanced bicycle accessories is used. Before that, they used a CO2 laser cutting machine, but due to the CO2 laser cutting and cutting metal, there will be problems such as slag hang, edge oxidation, etc., and the gas and electricity consumption is very large, and the maintenance cost is high. Therefore, Hope changed the cutting tool of the disc brake pad to a mature fiber laser cutting machine. On the one hand, at the same power, the cutting speed of the optical fiber in the thin plate is 3 times that of CO2, and the processing efficiency is higher; on the other hand, the fiber laser cutting machine is basically maintenance-free, the operating cost is lower, and the edge of the disc brake pad after cutting is smooth, No burr, no need for edge trimming, better processing effect.
In the United States, a bicycle with most parts made of laser technology, its designer rides this bicycle, going through beaches, meadows, highways … Various different environments, and finally completed from Las Vegas to San Francisco 1000 km cycling. 70% of its parts are 3D printed by laser, the bicycle pedal crank is aluminum alloy green laser pointer cutting technology, the grip cover is leather laser cutting technology. Using laser technology, when some parts are insufficient and damaged, the two designers learned the first-hand information and adjusted the design and materials, so as to quickly produce the best bicycle parts.