In the cycling world, Australia-based company Bastion Cycles has been something of a beacon for additive manufacturing.

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Though not the first to 3D print bicycle parts, the company was one of the first to demonstrate how metal additive manufacturing could be used to produce functional components for commercial and customizable bike frames.

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Recently, the company took its AM production to the next level by bringing metal 3D printing in house. Bastion Cycles was founded in 2014 by Ben Schultz, James Woolcock and Dean McGeary, three cycling aficionados with a passion for engineering and innovation. Together, they set out to build a premium bike frame which was not only made locally but also constructed using advanced manufacturing technologies and materials, such as titanium and carbon fiber. The result of this was a high-performance road bike with a modular frame made of filament wound carbon fiber tubing and 3D printed […]

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