High-temperature industrial-grade 3D printer manufacturerRobozehas become a technical partner of the杜卡迪联想motogpteam.
In this role, ahead of the 2022 season, Roboze worked with the Italian outfit (also known as Ducati Corse), to help develop sections of fairing as well as heat shielding for its Desmosedici GP motorbike. In doing so, the firm enabled the quality and lead times of these parts to be improved significantly, and it now intends to lend its design and production expertise to the team for the rest of the current series.
“Thanks to Roboze’s 3D printing technology for super polymers and composites, we have been able to significantly speed up the production of aerodynamic components with incredible mechanical properties.” says Riccardo Savin, Ducati Corse Vehicle Dynamics and Design Manager. “We are very happy with this technical partnership and plan to increase the use of their technology given the encouraging results obtained.”
Roboze的“超级聚合物”的崛起
在过去的九年中，Roboze已建立了高温系统的投资组合以及其自身的超韧性热塑料系列，并将其称为“超级聚合物”。该公司推出了这些公司中的最新产品，Helios PEEK 2005, just last month. Thanks to its ceramic fiber reinforcement, the filament features the strength, stability and lightness needed to address demanding aerospace applications.
Roboze’s latest super-polymer joins its existing range ofCarbon PEEK,碳PA,PEEKandULTEM AM9085Fmaterials, which it continues to optimize and deploy within new use cases. In October 2021, for instance, the company unveiled a循环经济计划，旨在允许其用户回收3D打印零件，在引入其后机动自动化在今年早些时候的过程流程系统。
随着其技术继续应对新鲜的工程挑战，这些正在进行的投资在其投资组合中的投资获得了越来越多的合作伙伴和应用程序的奖励。通常，通过其系统和聚合物产生的零件的高强度和热稳定性使它们成为满足航空航天公司需求的理想之处，伦纳多adopting Roboze 3D printing.
Similarly, in April last year, students at the科罗拉多大学博尔德大学worked with the company to build宇宙风暴监测的立方体. Utilizing Roboze 3D printing, the team there found they were able to optimize their satellite’s design, and create elements of its magnetic field sensors, while making them strong enough to withstand the rigors of space.
开发杜卡迪的Desmosedici GP
对于Roboze来说，赛车运动一直具有特殊的魅力，该公司保留对其在制造业社区中继续刺激的“全球技术创新”的赞美。与此同时，关于MotoGP，每一秒钟就可以是胜利和失败之间的区别，因此每个团队都在完善自行车的设置以达到高峰性能。
As a developer of technologies with the potential to not only address prototyping but end-use applications, through the creation of parts made from robust, lightweight and heat resistant materials like PEEK, Carbon PEEK, ULTEM and Carbon PA, Roboze has a huge amount of know-how when it comes to material science and mechatronics.
Now, through its technical partnership with the Ducati Corse team, the firm has gained an opportunity to put this proficiency to the test, in the high-octane world of MotoGP. During the period of more than a year it has worked with the Italian outfit’s crew, Roboze has deployed its composite and high-performance polymer expertise to develop performance-optimized exterior panels for the Desmosedici GP.
具体而言，Roboze说，杜卡迪·科斯（Ducati Corse）在摩托车部分生产的“精致测试阶段”中部署了技术，包括除隔热罩外，包括其整流罩的部分。对于那些在赛车世界中未经启发的人来说，前者本质上是一组战略上的面板，通常会操纵气流，从而可以改善抓地力和减少圈速。
Having successfully contributed to the Desmosedici GP’s build, and with the 2022 MotoGP season now underway, Roboze is set to continue working with the team for the rest of the series, supporting the production of finished components, as well as helping design complex models, reduce assemblies and integrate new functions into the bike’s parts.
Roboze首席执行官Alessio Lorusso补充说：“我们一直在努力提高超级材料的性能和3D打印机的速度。”“在MotoGP中支持Ducati Corse使我们感到非常自豪。与Ducati Corse技术人员并肩工作使我们能够很好地学习他们的需求。我们现在准备尽力而为，并支持他们共同取得重要的结果。”
AM’s motorbike-production pedigree
It may not be the most prominent of 3D printing applications, but the technology has actually been applied numerous times within the R&D of consumer and racing bikes alike. In April 2021, it was revealed that working withWASP,本田has begun 3D printing motorbike prototypes，以一种加速其生产的方式，同时仍允许他们手工制作并保持高质量的质量。
In the world of off-road motorbiking,BCN3Dhas also previously worked with theElisava Racing Team到3D打印的最终用途部分all-electric mountain rescue motorcycle. Nicknamed ‘DAYNA,’ the motorbike features 19 additive manufactured components, and is specifically designed for mountain rescue operations in hostile environments.
Elsewhere, in terms of on-track applications,CRP技术has continually supported theEnergica电动摩托车制造商。该公司担任Energica的技术合作伙伴，不仅支持其构建MotoE World Cup motorbike， 但3D printed parts of the Energica Egostreet-legal motorcycle and theBolid-E racing biketoo.
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Featured image shows Ducati Corse’s Jack Miller riding the team’s 2022 MotoGP challenger. Photo via Ducati Corse.
