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Originally Posted by Daox
Not necessarily the ridiculous brake caliper, but the manufacturing process.
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I don't think it's ridiculous at all. There are big benefits on the manufacturing side, but the unsprung weight reduction would have continuing benefit. When they start showing up in the wrecking yards, I would be right there.
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Hamburg-based manufacturing partner Laser Zentrum Nord handled the actual printing, creating the caliper using four 400-watt lasers to help fuse layers of titanium alloy powder. The final part is then sintered at temperatures up to 700°C before a supporting structure is removed and the component is ready for surface treatment.
The caliper still requires traditional machining on a five-axis mill to complete contours of the functional surfaces, such as the piston contact chamber, requiring an additional 11 hours of work.
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