The CRP Group is an Italian industrial group specialising in additive manufacturing,[1] Rapid Prototyping and high precision machining services in the motorsport,[2] automotive,[3] space,[4] boating, design, medical and UAV sectors. In the automotive sector, CRP Group has been building electric motorcycles since 2014 through the start-up Energica Motor Company, a member of its group.
In 2015, CRP Group consists of CRP Technologies, CRP Racing, CRP USA, Energica Motor Company, CRP Engineering, CRP Meccanica[5] and CRP Service.
In January 2021, CRP Meccanica became Italy's exclusive distributor of the Sapphire SLM metal 3D printing system, a "full-stack solution", in agreement with the American company Velo3D.[6]
History
The CRP Group was founded in 1970 as Roberto Cevolini & C. snc. Established by Roberto Cevolini, the company was a supplier of contract machining services, mainly in the motorsport sector and in the manufacture of components for F1 racing cars.[7] In 2000, in association with Team Minardi, on the Minardi M02 the company introduced the first F1 gearbox manufactured by titanium rapid casting,[8] a solution later also adopted by other teams.
By 2002 Roberto Cevolini & C. had grown to employ more than 50 people and a new in-house technology department was created: CRP Technology.[9] This company division was led by Roberto's son Franco Cevolini, a materials engineering specialist who branched out into the research and development of rapid prototyping materials and technologies, creating the Windform[10] family of materials.
In 2003 CRP Technology was incorporated as a company, also including Roberto Cevolini & C. within its organisation.
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References
- "Energica, the Ferrari of electric motorcycles". Electric Autosport, By Tim Biesbrouck – 2 September 2015^
- Technology transfer: 3D Printing from racing to automotive Race Car Engineering, 12 February 2013, retrieved 2015-01-29^
- Rapid manufacture cuts time for intake manifold design