CRP Group backs MoRe Modena Racing for Formula SAE Michigan 2026 with metal and polymer AM parts

CRP Group, through its subsidiaries CRP Meccanica and CRP Technology, is supporting MoRe Modena Racing as the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia team opens its 2026 season at Formula SAE Michigan, held May 13–16 at Michigan International Speedway. The partnership, under a two-year renewable agreement begun in 2024, has supplied components for both the M24-LH functional prototype and its 2026 update, the M26-LH. CRP Meccanica produced high-precision CNC-machined parts including Scalmalloy aluminum alloy components via DMLS metal 3D printing for the steering support and clutch lever, and new hubs from solid Ergal 7075 aluminum billet. CRP Technology contributed aerodynamic and support parts using Selective Laser Sintering with Windform materials: Windform SL (carbon fiber-filled) for winglet top covers and gear-shift paddles, Windform XT 2.0 (carbon fiber-reinforced) for wing rib elements, Windform TPU for connection covers, and Windform LX 3.0 (glass fiber-reinforced) for bus bar supports. Franco Cevolini, CEO and CTO of both CRP Meccanica and CRP Technology, framed the collaboration as embodying the group's approach to business: manufacturing excellent components while supporting engineering education.

This partnership sits within the established pattern of university racing teams serving as accelerated qualification testbeds for AM materials and processes. Formula SAE competitions demand extreme weight reduction, structural performance, and rapid iteration cycles — conditions that mirror the aerospace qualification grind but at a fraction of the cost and timeline. CRP Group's use of its proprietary Windform materials in a high-vibration, high-load environment provides real-world validation data that can later support adoption in aerospace and automotive serial production. The involvement of Scalmalloy, a high-strength aluminum-scandium alloy typically associated with aerospace and motorsport, further signals that CRP is using this student collaboration to demonstrate metal AM process capability under race conditions. For the broader AM industry, this is a low-risk, high-visibility channel to generate application references and material performance data that would be prohibitively expensive to generate through formal qualification programs alone.

From a practical standpoint, CRP Group is executing a well-understood play: using student competition partnerships to build material qualification evidence and brand visibility simultaneously. The real value will come if the performance data from these components — particularly the Windform SLS parts and Scalmalloy DMLS parts — translates into published mechanical properties that support commercial adoption. For buyers evaluating Windform materials for end-use applications, this partnership provides a concrete reference point for how these materials behave under dynamic loading, not just static test coupons.