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Written by Craig Jamieson
Not content with being the go-to name for anything ruthlessly quick or obsessively over-engineered, Bugatti is now staking a claim for a third adjective: over-complex. OK, so maybe they already had a pretty decent handle on that one check out our deep dive on the Chiron here in case you"ve forgotten but they seem to be hell-bent on driving that message home. How? By 3D printing a brake caliper from titanium. When this news landed on our desk (or, y"know, popped up in our email notifications), we thought that Bugatti had 3D-printed a caterpillar. And, as amazing as a 3D-printed Bugatti caterpillar would be, it was in fact a caliper. Also, we probably need to start getting more sleep. Moving on. As you"ll know, 3D printing has been around for a good while now, but it usually relies on specific polymers or easily sintered metals (a complex term that means heat-forming without melting). And you might have to consult a very clever person for this next part, but titanium is apparently quite difficult to manipulate in a 3D printer. Because science.
Date written: 22 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10643
Not content with being the go-to name for anything ruthlessly quick or obsessively over-engineered, Bugatti is now staking a claim for a third adjective: over-complex. OK, so maybe they already had a pretty decent handle on that one check out our deep dive on the Chiron here in case you"ve forgotten but they seem to be hell-bent on driving that message home. How? By 3D printing a brake caliper from titanium. When this news landed on our desk (or, y"know, popped up in our email notifications), we thought that Bugatti had 3D-printed a caterpillar. And, as amazing as a 3D-printed Bugatti caterpillar would be, it was in fact a caliper. Also, we probably need to start getting more sleep. Moving on. As you"ll know, 3D printing has been around for a good while now, but it usually relies on specific polymers or easily sintered metals (a complex term that means heat-forming without melting). And you might have to consult a very clever person for this next part, but titanium is apparently quite difficult to manipulate in a 3D printer. Because science.
Date written: 22 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10643
