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Say hello to the custom bike that started out as just so much nylon powder...
Say hello to the custom bike that started out as just so much nylon powder...
This is Airbike, a bicycle whose space-age looks are the least interesting thing about it...
The Airbike is the work of aerospace and defence company EADS, which used a manufacturing process that involves growing parts from high-strength nylon powder. The technique is called additive-layer manufacturing (ALM) and is similar to 3D printing.
The bike started life as a fine nylon powder, but EADS said carbon-reinforced plastics or fine metal powder such as titanium, stainless steel or aluminium can also be used. The bike's design was honed using computer-aided design and the construction itself involved a powerful laser-sintering process in which successive, thin layers of the nylon powder were added until the solid, fully formed bike emerged.
Caption by: Natasha Lomas
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