Maritime industrial hub Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) and Roboze have signed a partnership agreement to establish Bahrain’s first industrial facility dedicated to advanced additive manufacturing.
The new plant will be located within ASRY’s premises in the Kingdom of Bahrain and has been designed to directly support marine MRO operations, as well as the oil & gas, energy, aerospace, and defense sectors.
Roboze and ASRY believe the facility will provide support to domains where access to high-performance, lightweight, and durable components is essential for operational continuity.
To this end, the two companies will jointly define and engineer the new production infrastructure, integrating industrial 3D printing, advanced super-polymer processing, composite manufacturing, and digitalised workflows. They are aiming to reduce downtime, optimise spare-parts management, and provide on-demand production of critical components, minimising logistics costs and dependency on foreign suppliers. The project may also connect with RAM – Roboze Advanced Manufacturing, the global network of decentralised smart factories delivering high-precision, qualified production.
Dr. Ahmed AlAbri, CEO of ASRY, said: “This partnership strengthens our MRO capabilities and expands access to advanced technical components that are essential to the industries we serve.”
Alessio Lorusso, CEO of Roboze, added: “Working with ASRY allows us to introduce a concrete, operations-driven production model tailored to the needs of high-demand sectors, from marine repair to critical applications in energy and defence.”
The agreement was signed in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, underscoring the strategic relevance of the initiative for both nations’ industrial value chains.
