If not, is the next step to leverage the additive process to produce a unique design? Meshes, hallows, etc.?
If not, is the next step to leverage the additive process to produce a unique design? Meshes, hallows, etc.?
That said, this design is very much NOT optimal, and there's a lot I can do to tune it for the process. I'm working on that more in the coming months; first I needed to 1) prove that the process could produce a functional part, and 2) get access to more advanced design software (topology optimization + lattice structure generation). Stay tuned!
It's also worth thinking about this in context: Even without offering any customization, the cost to buy my part in batches of ~40 actually works out pretty well (caveat: this is a decidedly high end bike part). With forged, machined, and composite parts, that's an extremely low purchase quantity; in most cases, you'd never come close to amortizing the tooling & setup time.
That said, I'm definitely interested in exploring other products, and new business models for how to sell them. This part is just the first step in that process :)