Case Study: Specialized Bicycle Components accelerates prototype production with Mastercam CAD/CAM software

Specialized Bicycle Components - Customer Case Study

Specialized Bicycle Components, a high-end bicycle manufacturer, faced the challenge of designing and rapidly producing testable prototypes within extremely tight design cycles. To bring innovation to market faster for bikes ranging from Tour de France road bikes to World Cup downhill models, their R&D team needed a powerful and versatile CAD/CAM solution, which they found with vendor Mastercam.

By implementing Mastercam with its Solids, Dynamic Motion, and Multiaxis capabilities, the team gained a versatile tool for complex machining. The software's Verify feature was critical for preventing tool collisions and checking for errors before cutting, which was essential for creating a part with a wall thickness of just 0.040 inches. Mastercam's Dynamic Motion technology also provided increased cutting efficiencies and extended tool life. This solution allowed the company to seamlessly create full, rideable prototypes from a wide range of materials, accelerating their process from design to production.

Specialized Bicycle Components

Daniel Lister

Research & Development Shop Manager