Roboze, Yamaha MotoGP extend technical motorsports partnership
Additional five years of collaboration will continue to focus on the extensive use of Roboze’s 3D printing technology for lightweight composite components.
Source | Roboze and Yamaha MotoGP
(Bari, Italy) announces the extension of its technical partnership with the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team (currently Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) for the next 5 years. This step reaffirms Roboze’s strategic role in transforming high-performance motorsport component production using its carbon fiber PEEK and carbon fiber PA Pro 3D printing materials.
The company reports the delivery of significant advantages to the Yamaha MotGP team since the start of its collaboration a couple of years ago. Through Roboze’s additive manufacturing technologies, Yamaha has achieved improvements in development and production times for critical, lightweight components, streamlining the supply chain and tackling some of the complex challenges of motorsports with greater efficiency.
“Roboze’s ability to provide tailored solutions with advanced materials and additive technologies has had a direct impact on our on-track performance and internal production processes,” says Michele Gadda, engineering manager of Yamaha Motor Racing.
Beyond Yamaha MotGP, Roboze is a partner with several other companies and motorsports teams, including the Art Grand Prix, Visa Cash App RB Formula 1 team and Chip Ganassi Racing.
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