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Children's tricycle Husky from 3d printer at Van Raam
'It is one of the largest tricycles in the world ever printed,' says a proud Jan-Willem Boezel, technical director of Van Raam. The 3d printing of the Husky children's tricycle was the graduation assignment of Industrial Product Design student Sander Feuler. 'I think we're going to be 3d printing more and more in the future,' says Boezel.
Energy scan at Van Raam by Achterhoek Onderneemt Duurzaam
Sustainable entrepreneurship and saving energy. These are the main goals of the initiative 'Achterhoek Onderneemt Duurzaam' (Achterhoek is a sustainable business). Van Raam has done an energy scan through this initiative to get an idea how much energy we can save and what sustainable measures we can take. Jan-Willem Boezel tells in this article more about the energy scan and the results of the scan.
Video CNC-Cobot in production at Van Raam
Van Raam is continuously looking at ways to improve production processes. One example is the Cobot (a collaborative robot) which is placed on the CNC lathe. Read more about the Cobot in this article.
3D printer for parts of the Van Raam adapted bikes
Van Raam is a manufacturer of adapted bikes. To produce the bikes, a lot of innovative techniques are used, including the 3D printer. The 3D Print Magazine had written about why Van Raam uses this technique. Read in this article more about the article in the 3D print magazine and innovation at Van Raam.
Video of the Van Raam Research and Development Department
Van Raam made a video of the Van Raam Research and Development department in order to get an overview of the workflow. You will see different steps of how a new bike is developed at Van Raam. Read more about this in the following article, also see what the following steps are that are necessary for a bike manufacturer like Van Raam to get a complete high-quality special needs bicycle.
Innovative air humidification system at Van Raam
In the beginning of 2019 Van Raam moved to a new bicycle factory. This new bicycle factory is a modern and sustainable building. In addition to triple glass, solar panels and a modern installation system, Van Raam recently also got a new air humidification system of B&B Humidification. This special system humidifies the air by atomizing water, also called adiabatic humidification. Read more about the system and read the article in the magazine Installatie Totaal.
Why a front-, rear hub motor, or a mid-drive motor?
Almost all adapted bicycles in the vanRaam range are available as e-bikes. This means that it is possible to cycle with pedal assistance. vanRaam gets a lot of questions as to why they use the motor they’re using at the moment. At the vanRaam bicycles, the motor of the pedal assistance is located in the front wheel, in the rear wheel, or on the rear axle between the wheels. In the case of the Thuja, vanRaam uses a mid-drive motor. But why is this? And what is the advantage of a front hub motor, motor on the rear-axle and a rear hub motor vs mid-drive motor? Read all about it in this article.
Three major questions and answers of the Van Raam 3D Scanner
Van Raam is a manufacturer of adapted bicycles for people with a disability. The bicycles are manufactured in Varsseveld in one of the cleanest and smartest factories in the Netherlands. In our modern company, we have an innovative company policy and use innovative and modern techniques. To continuously improve these bicycles and remain innovative, Van Raam now also has a 3D scanner. Do you ask yourself what a 3D scanner is, why and what it is used for at Van Raam? Then read on and learn more!
What bicycle frame materials is a Van Raam bike made of?
The question of which material a Van Raam bike or bicycle frame is made of is a good question and the answer can be found in the following text. You will also learn more about the advantages of the material used for the bike frame and what other materials are used for a Van Raam bike.
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