The CRP Group is an Italian industrial group specialising in

additive manufacturing 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...

Rapid Prototyping Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design ( CAD) data. Construction of the part or assembly is usually done using 3D printing ...

and high precision machining services in the motorsport, automotive, space, 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 Energica Motor Company was an Italian manufacturer of electric motorcycles. The Energica project was started in 2010 in Modena, Italy, by CRP Group, an international company involved in computer numerical control machining and additive manufact ...

, a member of its group. In 2015, CRP Group consists of CRP Technologies, CRP Racing, CRP USA,

, CRP Engineering, CRP Meccanica and CRP Service. In January 2021, CRP Meccanica became Italy's exclusive distributor of th
Sapphire
SLM metal 3D printing system, a "full-stack solution", in agreement with the American company Velo3D.

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 Motorsport or motor sport are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of Car, automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and Aircraft, powered aircraft. For each of these vehicle types, the more specific term ...

sector and in the manufacture of components for F1 racing cars. In 2000, in association with Team

Minardi Minardi was an Italian automobile racing team and constructor founded in Faenza in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. It competed in the Formula One World Championship from 1985 until 2005 with little success, nevertheless acquiring a loyal following ...

, on the

Minardi M02 The Minardi M02 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One World Championship. Development The M02 was designed by Gustav Brunner. The car was a clear development from the M01 featuring new pointed nos ...

the company introduced the first F1

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manufactured by

titanium Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Found in nature only as an oxide, it can be reduced to produce a lustrous transition metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength, resistant to corrosion in ...

rapid casting, 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. 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 family of materials. In 2003 CRP Technology was incorporated as a company, also including Roberto Cevolini & C. within its organisation. Its core business continued to be high-precision machining, additive manufacturing, and the worldwide distribution of Windform materials. In 2006 the company initiated CRP Racing, which raced its 125 motorbikes in the Honda Trophy and the Italian Motorcycle Road Racing Championship (Campionato Italiano Velocità), with young riders recruited by the technical staff who took also part in

MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on Road racing, road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held sin ...

. In 2009 CRP Racing began building an electric racing motorcycle, the eCRP, which competed in the

TTXGP TTXGP are the official promoters of FIM eRoadRacing, an electric motorsport race series. Founded by Azhar Hussain MBE & Hersh Patel in 2008, TTXGP started life as the first zero-carbon, clean-emission race to take place at the Isle of Man TT as ...

and e-Power championship, winning the European Champion, and Vice-World Champion title of TTXGP. CRP USA was founded in USA in 2008. CRP USA provides an additive manufacturing and 3D printing service and distributes the Windform materials on the American market. CRP USA is based in

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. CRP USA constructs parts using the Windform materials for the space, motorsports, entertainment, automotive and defence industries. In July 2010, CRP Technology created three new companies: CRP Engineering, CRP Meccanica and CRP Service.

References

External links

Official website
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