Case study · Consumer goods

Posedla: custom bike saddles with BASF, HP and AMT

Czech bicycle component maker Posedla uses additive manufacturing to create optimized, customizable bicycle saddles, drawing on companies dedicated to additive manufacturing at every step.

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Two black 3D-printed lattice bicycle saddles on a display stand
PhotoPosedla saddles in Ultrasint TPU01.
Customer
Posedla
With
BASF Forward AM, HP
Industry
Consumer goods
Application
Custom bicycle saddles
Printing
HP Multi Jet Fusion
Material
BASF Forward AM Ultrasint TPU01
Finishing
AMT PostPro
Published

From print to finish

Production starts with HP Multi Jet Fusion and BASF Forward AM’s Ultrasint TPU01, a flexible polymer, and is finalized with a crucial post-processing step on AMT PostPro.PDF

The full case study describes “AMT PostPro surface finishing technology” giving the saddle “an injection molded-like finish”.

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3D Printed Custom Bike Saddles | Post-Processing | Posedla & AMT PostPro

Posedla, a maker of custom bicycle saddles, on why it chose AMT PostPro post-processing for its HP MJF TPU saddles to face sun, water and grit.

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