For the riders, that means sharp handling and punchy performance.īeyond design and simulation, the KTM team uses several other PTC products across its whole product development process to encourage teamwork, concurrent engineering, and sharing of designs. The bike is light too, with a weight of only 327.4 pounds (148.5kg).
The KTM 690 DUKE is full of those solutions: top-notch performance, minimal internal friction, high fuel economy (61mpg, 26Km/l), 73hp, and 74 NM of torque. “But the chassis design team is looking for minimum wind resistance, so they want a small smooth surface.” Using the same design software, the two teams work more efficiently and find the best overall solutions.” “For example, the team developing the engine is looking for maximum power, they’re looking for maximum air intake, and they want large vents,” he says. Habsburg says that having the complete 3D model in one format means the teams can work together to optimize their results. It is one of the only developers that has standardized on one CAD system for both engine and chassis design. One of KTM’s secrets to engineering success is its approach to design technology. “New designers can leverage existing parts, even when the original designer is unavailable.” “With Creo’s flexible modeling approach, everyone can take existing designs and make modifications to improve performance,” says Olaf Seger. That’s all good news for KTM, especially since the company uses Creo and is avoiding many of the growing pains other product developers encounter. In fact, today the company employs more than 487 designers and engineers.
The new KTM 690 DUKE features an improved motor and a multitude of highly modern driver assistance systems as well as technical features like TFT display, ride by wire and supermoto mode – ensuring maximum fun during your ride.Īs KTM expands its product range, it expands its engineering team. It featured a precision chassis with a wealth of outstanding components that made every ride on the 690 DUKE unforgettable.
It was the most cutting-edge series production single-cylinder bike of that time. “We can design, simulate, optimize, and modify every aspect of the complete bike in Creo, and this can all be done in just a few hours, compared with the weeks and months it took previously.” “We can quickly take any design and easily modify it,” he says. Our teams are continuing to dream up the next round of improvements all the time.” But we never feel we’ve crossed the finish line.
“Every model that we release integrates the best of our engineering when we release it. The innovation machine at KTM stays revved all the time, says company designer Olaf Seger. Habsburg says that kind of control helps the company optimize every part of the bike, maximizing performance. That includes the engine, chassis, suspension elements and lots of other parts. Unlike many other manufacturers, KTM engineers everything in-house. Everything we make is based on product excellence and the engineering behind it.” “Furthermore, if we see that an innovation works in our racing motorcycles, we quickly introduce it into our production bikes - from our high-performing naked bikes to our children’s motocross lines. “We are driven by constant innovation, week after week, race after race,” says Philipp Habsburg, head of research and development at KTM. In short, KTM’s mission is to produce motorcycles with exacting standards of excellence. The company focuses on sport-oriented motorcycles, underscoring its “READY TO RACE” philosophy. The Missionīased in Austria, KTM is Europe's largest manufacturer of motorsports vehicles. From the the UK, South Africa, Italy, and The Netherlands, respectively, these champions and their teams have won more than 270 world championship titles, including 16 victories at the grueling, sun-baked Dakar Rally.Īnd they’ve done it all sitting atop bikes designed by KTM, a PTC customer. If you don’t know these names, you’ve been missing out on some great international motorcycle racing.