An innovative UK-based thermoplastic carbon/titanium bicycle frame production process that can reduce lead time by 90% and carbon emissions by 70%

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• 批准号: 10092387
• 金额: $ 31.28万
• 依托单位: DEVIATE CYCLES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10092387
• 关键词: innovative; UK; based; thermoplastic; carbon

Deviate is a UK-based bicycle manufacturer SME with a core project team of Chris Deverson (technical director), Jake Wood-Gee (design engineer) and Lucy Lourenco (project manager). A majority of high-end carbon fibre bicycle frames are manufactured in China, or south-east Asia using labour intensive processes. Designs, sizes and colours are set with orders placed up to 12 months in advance. The long lead time means that capital is constrained. The process carries risks of delays and damage/quality issues, which are difficult to resolve once the batch is delivered. 2-3% of orders cannot be sold at full price. The fast pace of product development in the industry means designs may be obsolete by the time they are delivered. Damage is often irreparable, and there is increasing awareness that these products lack sustainability with no viable end-of-life disposal solution. Tooling costs to establish production are high and for smaller volume these moulds are not fully utilised. To address these issues, Deviate is developing a UK-based disruptive manufacturing process for bicycles and micromobility vehicles. The Tilander, a thermoplastic carbon/titanium bicycle frame production platform, will reduce lead time by 90% from 12 months to 4 weeks. The product will combine the high performance achievable through the technologies with tailored sizing and significantly improved sustainability than comparable products. The novel approach will have a clear end-of-life cycle, use less energy, and could produce 70-80% less carbon emissions than current manufacturing methods. Deviate's proposal for UK-based production has the potential for £4M to be spent with UK suppliers, where it would normally be spent abroad.

Deviate是一家位于英国的自行车制造商中小企业，由Chris Deverson（技术总监），Jake Wood-Gee（设计工程师）和Lucy Lourenco（项目经理）的核心项目团队。大多数高端碳纤维自行车框架都是在中国或东南亚生产的，使用劳动密集型过程。设置设计，尺寸和颜色，提前12个月下订单。漫长的交货时间意味着资本受到限制。该过程带来延迟和损害/质量问题的风险，一旦交付批量，这些问题就难以解决。 2-3％的订单不能全价出售。产品开发的快速发展意味着设计可能会在交付时已过时。损害通常是无法弥补的，并且人们对这些产品缺乏可持续性而没有可行的寿命处置解决方案的意识越来越多。建立生产的工具成本很高，对于较小的量，这些模具尚未完全利用。为了解决这些问题，偏离正在开发一个基于英国的自行车和微型驾驶汽车的破坏性制造过程。 Tilander是一种热塑性碳/钛自行车框架生产平台，将从12个月到4周将交货时间减少90％。该产品将通过量身定制的尺寸与可比产品相比，可以通过技术和可持续性的高度提高的高性能结合高性能。这种新型方法将具有清晰的寿命周期，使用更少的能量，并且比目前的制造方法可能会产生70-80％的碳排放量。偏离基于英国的生产的提议有可能与英国供应商一起花费400万英镑，在那里通常会在国外花费。