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HYC GM Tony Lin (l.) and Manager Alex Chang presenting their frame made of thermoplastic composites. – Photo Bike Europe

HYC Launches Recyclable Thermoplastic Frame Technology

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Displaying fully automatic frame production in combination with a hundred percent recyclable material made Hsin Yung Chien Co., Ltd....

Grad student Maximilian Sokoluk (left), laboratory mechanic Travis Widick and Prof. Xiaochun Li, with a prototype welded AA7075 bicycle frame. – Photo UCLA

New Welding Technology Takes Hi-End Aluminum Frames To Next Level

LOS ANGELES, USA - A team of the University of California (UCLA) has developed a new welding technology for high quality aluminum. It takes alloy...

‘Increasing capacity is essential to cope with growing demand for our e-bike frames,’ says Astro’s Vice President Camille Hung. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Astro Expands Production of E-Bike Frames in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Astro Engineering Co. Ltd. is increasing its aluminum and carbon frame production capacity rapidly in Vietnam. Last June,...

REIN4CED claims ‘In contrast to composite materials steel-fiber composite shows only dent upon impact and maintains frame integrity.’ – Photo REIN4CED

Startup Launches Belgium Produced 'Hybrid' Composite Frames

LEUVEN, Belgium - The new startup company REIN4CED has not only developed a new so-called 'Hybrid' composite material for bike frames, but has also...

Currently all aluminium frame production takes place in Asia. That’s changing now. – Photo Bike Europe

Turkish Manufacturer Next To Start Alloy Frame Production

ANKARA, Turkey - One of the latest reshoring initiatives to create supply chain flexibility in the European bicycle industry is the start of alloy...

Industrialist Jorge Santiago is since last September owner of Miralago/Orbita. – Photo Bike Europe

New Owner Investing Millions in Miralago/Orbita

AGUEDA, Portugal - With a decades long industrial background, he knows very well what he wants for his new company… and how to get there. And he is...

ADK Road endurance frame. – Photo Bike Europe

ADK Road Race Endurance Frame

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - According to ADK, the popularity of road bikes comes together with the rise of the 'endurance' category.

“The main part of the frames are built in CrMo,” says Fort Frames owner Miroslav Samek. – Photo Fort Frames

Fort Frames Specialist in Small Quantities

ÚSTĺ NAD ORLICĺ, Czech Republic - Bicycle frame manufacturer Fort Frames survived the exodus of the frame production from Europe to the Far East...

這不是像在亞洲那種用手焊接的鋁合金車架。這是由歐洲製造第一個完全由機器人製造的車架。– Photo Bike Europe

第一批完全由機器人在歐洲製造的鋁合金自行車車架

義大利,BAGNATICA- 照片裡所呈現的是第一批在歐洲製造的鋁合金自行車車架。它們是由完全自動化的機器人所製造出來的。車架總生產時間限縮為4到5分鐘。這些車架是由總部位於葡萄牙的Triangles,這家開創性的公司,全新車廠所生產製造的。

為了在葡萄牙建立起自己的合金車架工廠,Triangles正和汽車產業機器人焊接的領導專家密切合作。– Photo Bike Europe

像製造汽車底盤那樣製造合金車架

葡萄牙,AGUEDA- 自行車產業的供應鏈將會有巨大變革。葡萄牙鋁合金車架製造計畫引進德國汽車底盤製造技術到自行車產業,這可讓亞洲的車架製造比不上歐洲的車架製造,並在經濟上是可行的。