Alpina 2015 katalog

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//-->BIKE2015Bike helmets and Eyewear113BIKE2015Bike helmets and EyewearHElmEtsENduromouNtaINBIKEroadtourCItY/E-BIKEParKJuNIor/KIdsEYEwEar08162634404650Pro lINEPErformaNCEsPorts stYlEJuNIor/KIds7278961041dEvEloPmENtaNd dEsIgNAt Alpina, our team of product developers and product managersincludes top former and current athletes, tireless veterans of the saddleand pedaleros with a penchant for the great outdoors. Each in theirown way is a both a stern critic and a font of inspiration when it comesto the holy grail of helmet and sports glasses.At our new premises in Sulzemoos near Munich,we draw up sketches, make 3D models, simulate airstreams, produce resin moulds, file down prototypes,test materials, try out colour combinations, drawdecorative designs, test products ready for massproduction and invite everyone from the ManagingDirector to the intern to give their honest opinion.And we carry on doing so until a smile of satisfactionand pride begins to spread across the face of every-one involved. We‘re only satisfied once we have foundthe perfect balance of fit, protection and style thatcomes together as one in our helmets and glasses.Until that point we are restlessly preoccupied with thesearch for the ultimate design solution.2ProduCtIoN aNdqualItY assuraNCEEngineered in Germanyis a quality seal which carries worldwideprestige. Behind it lies an iron law compelling us to apply only the veryhighest standards of quality, production and safety to our products.So at Alpina everything is done in Germany: not just the developmentof our helmets but also the testing and certification.The whole process starts with the creative thinktank at our head office in Sulzemoos near Munich,with work then continuing at our plants in Lederdornand Passau in Lower Bavaria, which is where mostof our helmets see the light of day. Here, the helmetsare manufactured, fine-tuned and tested before allreceiving their certificate of compliance with theapplicable standard, EN 1078, from the TÜV Rheinlandtesting institute. From initial idea to finished helmettakes up to two years. It’s a long time comparedto the time it takes to make a helmet once it is inseries production, where man and machine canwork together to mould, press and bond a helmet ina mere 10 minutes.3safEtYThe basic reason for wearing a cycle helmet is safety.TechnologiesFrom the engineer’s perspective there is an art tocombining various materials in such a way as to providethe greatest possible protection to the head in the eventof an impact. It also important that the helmet is notcumbersome to wear. At Alpina we are constantlylooking for new ways of ensuring our helmets are state-of-the-art in all aspects of stability, shock absorptionand construction.INmoldThe Inmold production process involves the polycarbonate outer shellof the helmet being heated to a high temperature and „baked“ ontothe EPS helmet body at high pressure. This produces a permanent bondacross the entire surface of the inner and outer shells, producing ahelmet with the advantage of being very light yet extremely stable.4 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]