本周跨国汽车宝马Groupinvested €10 million (approximately $12.3 million) in a new增材制造业校园在德国。在这个新设施的预告片中，挑剔的观众可能已经注意到了一辆宝马运动自行车的3D印刷机箱。
3D印刷机箱是为屡获殊荣的BMW S1000RR摩托车而制作的，展示了该公司开发的添加剂中心的可能性。
记录破骑自行车
这宝马S1000RRmotorcycle was initially made for the 2009 Superbike World Championship and has been subsequently entered into races by multiple world championship, MotoGP and Isle of Man TT riders.
2014年，迈克尔·邓洛普（Michael Dunlop）在为BSB团队霍克赛车（BSB Team Hawk Racing）乘坐S1000RR时，获得了TT历史4胜。彼得·希克曼（Peter Hickman）在2015年和2016年还赢得了澳门大奖赛。
这bike entered commercial production in 2010, and has undergone various iterations over the years to improve its performance.
在空中比赛
As of 2016, the S1000RR production model has a wet weight (incl. fuel, lubricants, battery) of 207.7 kg. The race model, by comparison, has a wet weight of just 162 kg. With 3D printing, BMW could reduce the weight of the S1000RR even further, offsetting the weight of heavier components, and optimizing the design for rideability.
3D打印的S1000RR已在马洛卡的宝马数字日向游客展示。
在概念模型中，框架和Swingarm已被打印3D。使用的方法是基于粉末的选择性激光熔化技术。拓扑优化和潜在的生成设计已被用来创建自行车的“有机”外观。沿框架上的关键支撑点管理强度。
未来的摩托车和跑车
宝马’s Additive Manufacturing Campus is located close to the company’s Research and Innovation Centre in Munich. According to BMW, this facility develops and manufactures over 100,000 precision components each year, including discontinued car parts, plastic mountings and “highly-complex chassis parts made of metal.”
量身定制或复杂的组件是该设施的主要添加剂制造产出。研究与创新中心也落后金属3D打印固定装置，用于生产i8跑车。
这空中客车APWorks轻型骑手is perhaps one of the most well-known examples of 3D printing in motorcycles. Independent motorbike manufacturers,就像巴塞罗那的出生汽车公司一样。, are also keenly adapting the technology for bespoke production needs.
Clearly invested in the technology, it will be interesting to see how BMW leverage additive manufacturing in the future.
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Featured image shows BMW’s S1000RR 3D printed chassis. Photo via Visor Down
