RENSHAPE® BOARDS COMBINED WITH TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES CREATE 21ST CENTURY MOTORBIKE MODEL
30 October 2004 - Huntsman Advanced Materials

The project was undertaken by the UK office of Trimtec Autotechnik of Krefeld, Germany. UK distributor, John Burn, in Birmingham, supplied the RenShape boards.

RenShape BM 5460 was specifically chosen for this model because it can be easily
worked with either hand or machine tools – both techniques are required for this
application – and has good dimensional stability and edge strength. BM 5460’s excellent surface quality means it can also be easily painted to a flawless, high gloss finish.

Harry Curtis, Technical Sales Engineer at John Burn, explained. “We recommended
RenShape BM 5460 because it can be shaped, carved in detail and sanded quite easily. It is also simple to repair or make a design change to, and does not have the drawbacks of traditional materials like timber where you can experience shrinkage and end grain problems.”

At Trimtec, the data for the model was scaled down from an original design drawing. The model was then carved using traditional tools and sanded to a smooth surface finish for painting. The good surface porosity of BM 5460 enabled the model to be finished quickly while still retaining the design intent of the model.

The model was completed and available for customer inspection in just two weeks.
“The main criteria for this project was that the model had to be representative of the drawing with all its fine detail, and it also had to be finished to a high quality,” continued Curtis. “RenShape BM 5460 proved to be the ideal material for this when used with both traditional hand and today’s machine-based modelmaking techniques.”

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