ROBOZE is supporting the Italian Armed Forces and the Navy through an industrial research and development project aimed at radically transforming spare parts management in the naval defence sector.
The DIgitales partes Ad Necessitatem Armatorum (DIANA) project is designed to develop new technological infrastructures to support the Italian Armed Forces and the Navy, improving the operational availability of naval units through advanced digitalisation and distributed manufacturing models.
Co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Defence under the National Military Research Plan managed by the National Armaments Directorate, The DIANA Program has been developed by a consortium composed of ROBOZE, Donexit S.r.l. (a Tinexta Defence group company), Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A., NESST S.r.l., and Politecnico di Bari. Prof. Gianluca Percoco, Full Professor of Manufacturing Technologies and Systems at Politecnico di Bari, will supervise the project.
The aim of the project is to develop a secure digital infrastructure capable of identifying, reconstructing, and producing mission-critical spare parts directly near the point of use, reducing dependence on long and vulnerable supply chains. It will integrate the identification of damaged parts on board naval units, digital reconstruction through reverse engineering of unavailable parts, and technical validation of models and production data. Technical validation of models and production data and the secure management of data and production files will also be a focus of the consortium's efforts.
“DIANA represents an important step toward new maintenance models based on digitalisation and distributed manufacturing. These are technologies with strong dual-use value, capable of generating impact both in the defence sector and in many civilian industrial applications,” said Prof. Percoco.
As project leader, ROBOZE will guide the design and integration of the technological platform, coordinating the development of hardware, software, and digital workflows that will enable the secure, scalable, and repeatable production of mission-critical components.
“With DIANA, we are contributing to the development of a new industrial infrastructure for fleet operational support,” added Simone Cuscito, Chief R&D & Product Officer at ROBOZE. “Through digitalisation and additive manufacturing, we can bring component production directly close to the point of use, drastically reducing intervention times and strengthening the operational readiness of naval units.”
Once completed, the project will demonstrate how distributed digital manufacturing can become a strategic element for defence maintenance activities, enabling the local and secure production of mission-critical components even in complex operational contexts.
