01-23-2018, 12:49 PM
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8 Piston Titanium Brake Caliper?!
This is a cool thing, and / or overkill - a 3D "printed" titanium 8 piston brake caliper:
Bugatti builds massive 3D-printed titanium brake caliper - LeftLaneNews
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01-23-2018, 01:00 PM
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Make mine one piston or better yet, drum.
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01-23-2018, 01:57 PM
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That is pretty cool. Not necessarily the ridiculous brake caliper, but the manufacturing process. Additive manufacturing is making leaps and bounds lately. Its interesting to see what they'll come up with next. I know I can't wait. I just ordered a new (my 2nd) 3d printer this past week.
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01-23-2018, 02:25 PM
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6 my C5 four piston brakes seem sufficient for anything up to 110mph.
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01-23-2018, 02:49 PM
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Star Trek "replicator" is getting closer and closer...
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01-23-2018, 02:57 PM
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That is great until we have Stargate Replicators.
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01-24-2018, 08:46 PM
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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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02-01-2018, 01:39 AM
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Cool, though 3d printing metals has been a thing for a while.
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