Harley-Davidson® Factory Racing Elevates Podium Finishes with Protolabs
Harley-Davidson® Factory Racing has partnered with digital manufacturing leader Protolabs to enhance their performance in the King of the Baggers motorcycle racing series. This collaboration has enabled the team to rapidly iterate and improve their Harley-Davidson Road Glide® motorcycles, resulting in faster, more agile bikes capable of setting course records.
Protolabs' quick-turn manufacturing capabilities allow Harley-Davidson to implement new part designs within days, often just in time for each race. The partnership utilizes various manufacturing processes, including injection molding, machining, sheet metal fabrication, and 3D printing. This iterative approach has led to significant year-over-year improvements in race times and podium finishes for riders Kyle Wyman and James Rispoli.
A new video series highlights this successful partnership, showcasing how Harley-Davidson's engineering expertise combined with Protolabs' digital manufacturing capabilities is driving innovation in the King of the Baggers series.
Harley-Davidson® Factory Racing ha collaborato con il leader nella produzione digitale Protolabs per migliorare le proprie prestazioni nella serie di gare motociclistiche King of the Baggers. Questa collaborazione ha permesso al team di iterare rapidamente e migliorare le proprie motociclette Harley-Davidson Road Glide®, risultando in moto più veloci e agili, capaci di stabilire record di percorso.
Le capacità di produzione veloce di Protolabs consentono a Harley-Davidson di implementare nuovi design di parti in pochi giorni, spesso proprio in tempo per ogni gara. La partnership sfrutta vari processi di manifattura, tra cui stampaggio ad iniezione, lavorazione, fabbricazione di lamiere e stampa 3D. Questo approccio iterativo ha portato a miglioramenti significativi anno dopo anno nei tempi di gara e risultati sul podio per i motociclisti Kyle Wyman e James Rispoli.
Una nuova serie di video mette in evidenza questa partnership di successo, mostrando come l'expertise ingegneristica di Harley-Davidson combinata con le capacità di produzione digitale di Protolabs stia guidando l'innovazione nella serie King of the Baggers.
Harley-Davidson® Factory Racing ha colaborado con el líder en fabricación digital Protolabs para mejorar su rendimiento en la serie de carreras de motocicletas King of the Baggers. Esta colaboración ha permitido al equipo iterar y mejorar rápidamente sus motocicletas Harley-Davidson Road Glide®, resultando en motos más rápidas y ágiles, capaces de establecer récords en la pista.
Las capacidades de fabricación de rápida respuesta de Protolabs permiten a Harley-Davidson implementar nuevos diseños de piezas en cuestión de días, a menudo justo a tiempo para cada carrera. La asociación utiliza varios procesos de fabricación, incluyendo moldeo por inyección, mecanizado, fabricación de chapa y impresión 3D. Este enfoque iterativo ha llevado a mejoras significativas año tras año en los tiempos de carrera y en los podios para los pilotos Kyle Wyman y James Rispoli.
Una nueva serie de videos destaca esta exitosa asociación, mostrando cómo la experiencia en ingeniería de Harley-Davidson combinada con las capacidades de fabricación digital de Protolabs está impulsando la innovación en la serie King of the Baggers.
Harley-Davidson® Factory Racing은 디지털 제조 선두 주자 Protolabs와 협력하여 King of the Baggers 모터사이클 레이싱 시리즈에서 성능을 향상시키고 있습니다. 이 협업은 팀이 Harley-Davidson Road Glide® 모터사이클을 신속하게 반복하고 개선할 수 있게 하여 레코드를 설정할 수 있는 더 빠르고 민첩한 바이크를 만들어 냈습니다.
Protolabs의 신속한 제조 능력 덕분에 Harley-Davidson은 매 경주에 맞춰 며칠 안에 새로운 부품 디자인을 적용할 수 있습니다. 이 파트너십은 사출 성형, 가공, 판금 제작, 3D 프린팅을 포함한 다양한 제조 프로세스를 활용합니다. 이러한 반복적인 접근 방식은 Kyle Wyman과 James Rispoli 라이더의 레이스 시간과 포디엄 성과에서 연간 개선을 이끌어냈습니다.
새로운 비디오 시리즈는 이 성공적인 파트너십을 조명하며, Harley-Davidson의 엔지니어링 전문성과 Protolabs의 디지털 제조 능력이 King of the Baggers 시리즈에서 혁신을 이끌고 있음을 보여줍니다.
Harley-Davidson® Factory Racing s'est associé au leader de la fabrication numérique Protolabs pour améliorer ses performances dans la série de courses de motos King of the Baggers. Cette collaboration a permis à l'équipe d'itérer rapidement et d'améliorer leurs motos Harley-Davidson Road Glide®, aboutissant à des motos plus rapides et agiles, capables de battre des records sur circuit.
Les capacités de fabrication rapide de Protolabs permettent à Harley-Davidson d'implémenter de nouveaux designs de pièces dans un délai de quelques jours, souvent juste à temps pour chaque course. Le partenariat utilise divers processus de fabrication, comprenant le moulage par injection, l'usinage, la fabrication de tôles et l'impression 3D. Cette approche itérative a conduit à des améliorations significatives d'une année sur l'autre en ce qui concerne les temps de course et les résultats sur le podium pour les pilotes Kyle Wyman et James Rispoli.
Une nouvelle série de vidéos met en avant ce partenariat réussi, montrant comment l'expertise technique de Harley-Davidson combinée aux capacités de fabrication numérique de Protolabs stimule l'innovation dans la série King of the Baggers.
Harley-Davidson® Factory Racing hat sich mit dem führenden Unternehmen für digitale Fertigung Protolabs zusammengeschlossen, um ihre Leistung in der Motorradrennsportserie King of the Baggers zu verbessern. Diese Zusammenarbeit hat es dem Team ermöglicht, ihre Harley-Davidson Road Glide® Motorräder schnell zu iterieren und zu verbessern, was zu schnelleren, wendigeren Motorrädern geführt hat, die in der Lage sind, Streckenrekorde aufzustellen.
Die schnellen Fertigungsmöglichkeiten von Protolabs erlauben es Harley-Davidson, neue Teilentwürfe innerhalb von Tagen umzusetzen, oft rechtzeitig für jedes Rennen. Die Partnerschaft nutzt verschiedene Fertigungsprozesse, darunter Spritzguss, Bearbeitung, Blechfertigung und 3D-Druck. Dieser iterative Ansatz hat zu erheblichen Verbesserungen der Rennzeiten und Podiumsplatzierungen für die Fahrer Kyle Wyman und James Rispoli geführt.
Eine neue Videoserie hebt diese erfolgreiche Partnerschaft hervor und zeigt, wie die Ingenieurexpertise von Harley-Davidson in Kombination mit den digitalen Fertigungskapazitäten von Protolabs Innovationen in der King of the Baggers-Serie vorantreibt.
- Partnership with Protolabs enables rapid iteration and improvement of race bikes
- Quick-turn manufacturing allows implementation of new part designs within days
- Utilization of multiple manufacturing processes for diverse part production
- Significant year-over-year improvements in race times
- Podium finishes for Harley-Davidson Factory Racing team riders
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New video series details how Harley-Davidson's racing team breaks course records with iterative development powered by digital manufacturing at Protolabs
Harley-Davidson racing engineers depend on the digital manufacturers’ quick turn times and advanced capabilities throughout the season, often ordering and receiving parts within days and just in time for each race.
“For us to be successful in the King of the Baggers series, we need to respond rapidly to what we are learning on the racetrack, and to do that we require a partner that is able to bring these ideas to life,” said Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Team Principal Jason Kehl. “As a digital manufacturer, Protolabs allows us to make those weekly incremental improvements that lead to season-long success.”
The production Harley-Davidson Road Glide weighs up to 960 lbs., while King of the Baggers bikes race at 620 lbs. The team relies on a variety of Protolabs’ manufacturing processes to implement new part designs. These changes increase speed and performance-critical lean angle while maintaining race weight. Since the race series began in 2021, Protolabs has produced injection molded, machined, sheet metal, and 3D-printed parts from its four manufacturing services. Harley-Davidson Factory Racing has not only leveraged Protolabs for quick-turn parts but also its global network of manufacturing partners for larger, complex parts.
Combining Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s engineering team with Protolabs’ digital manufacturing expertise has allowed the team to take lessons learned from a Sunday race and translate that knowledge into a new part design. During the ensuing week, the team can prototype, test, learn, iterate, and order the final part using a race-ready lightweight material—all before the green flag drops the following weekend. The result has been significant year-over-year improvements in race times, producing podium finishes for riders Kyle Wyman and James Rispoli.
The Protolabs and Harley-Davidson Factory Racing partnership is detailed in a dynamic multimedia campaign released today that reveals how the team’s engineering expertise is leading the evolution in the King of the Baggers series. The three-part video series includes background on the Harley-Davidson Factory Racing team and two case studies diving into the development of a race-changing part:
- The Race for Record-Breaking Iteration
- Edging Out the Competition with a 3D-Printed Exhaust
- Quick-Turn Machining to the Rescue in Rain-Soaked Race
Check out the campaign by clicking here.
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