Advanced Manufacturing Solutions for High-Performance Robotics Applications
High-Performance Robotic Components
From Functional Prototype to Ready-to-Use Batches
High-DOF robotic platforms and unmanned ground vehicles present a unique manufacturing challenge – one that highlights CRP Group’s distinctive expertise. These systems require components that combine lightweight, topology-optimized geometries (for minimal mass) with precision mechanical features (such as threaded inserts, metal bearing seats, and tight-tolerance interfaces) that standard 3D-printed composite surfaces cannot achieve alone.
We overcome this challenge by integrating additive and subtractive technologies in a seamless workflow: SLS 3D printing with Windform® composites and CNC finishing for complex, lightweight structures; 5-axis CNC milling, CNC turning with live tooling, DMLS and Rapid Sand Casting + CNC finishing, to add high-tolerance mechanical features and for durable, lightweight metal parts.
This hybrid approach enables us to deliver complete robotic components – from single prototypes to small, medium batches – with a single supplier managing both structural and precision phases, ensuring consistency, speed, and performance.
Key capabilities
Precision Motion Components
Ultra-precise mechanical structures for robotic joints, actuators, and transmission systemsensuring accurate motion and repeatability
Advanced Alloy Machining
5-axis milling and turning of titanium, aluminum 7075-T6, Scalmalloy® for high performance structural parts
Rapid Sand Casting + CNC Finishing
Lightweight, durable AlSi7-10 alloy parts with custom surface treatments
Assembly and Integration
Ready-to-use systems, including multi-technology hybrid assemblies
Windform® Monolithic Structures
Single-piece composite parts with integrated cable channels and dielectric insulation
CNC Finishing on Windform® Parts
High-precision interfaces, threaded seats, and helicoil inserts for hybrid assemblies
TIGHT TOLERANCES
EXOTIC ALLOYS
COMPLEX GEOMETRIES
LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES
ELECTRICAL INSULATION
THERMAL AND SHOCK RESILIENCE
Engineering Robotic Performance Through Advanced Manufacturing
How CRP's integrated capabilities solve the toughest robotics challenges
Metals for Structural Integrity
CRP Group achieves tolerances as tight as ±0.005 mm through DMLS, High Precision 5 Axis CNC Milling, wire EDM, and lapping. Applications include humanoid lower talus in titanium, hydraulic cylinders in Al 7075-T6 (±5 µm), and foot structures in Scalmalloy® – with wall thicknesses down to 1.5 mm stabilized during machining by customized support jig.
Additive Manufacturing for Functional Integration
CRP Group combines DMLS with CNC finishing for topology-optimised metal structures – delivering hybrid assemblies with mounting precision of ±0.01 mm.
For polymer parts requiring electrical insulation, vibration damping, or minimal weight, Windform® SLS composites serve applications from end-of-arm tooling to wiring integration. For legged locomotion, cobots, and inspection platforms, organic geometries and thermal resilience in actuator zones are addressable within the same workflow.
High-Performance Manufacturing for Intelligent Systems
From autonomous platforms to intelligent industrial systems, next-generation robotics requires uncompromising accuracy, durability, and motion control. CRP Group’s Design and Engineering Team works alongside robotics developers as a consultancy partner – providing guidance on fixturing strategies, tooling, material selection, and process sequencing to identify the optimal manufacturing approach for each part, whether metal, composite, or hybrid.
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