BAHREIN, Dec 5, 2025 – Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) and Roboze have signed an agreement to build Bahrain’s first industrial plant for advanced additive manufacturing, creating a regional hub for producing polymer parts for marine, energy and industrial equipment. The plant will be located within ASRY’s facilities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 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 Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.
An Industrial Center Focused on MRO and Critical Components
The facility will support marine MRO operations, and serve the oil and gas, energy, aerospace and defense sectors. These industries rely on lightweight, durable parts that help maintain operations.
ASRY and Roboze will design the site and build the production infrastructure, integrating industrial 3D printing, polymer processing, composite manufacturing and digital workflows.
The companies aim to shorten repair cycles, improve spare-parts management and provide critical components on demand, reducing shipping costs and dependency on foreign suppliers.
A Partnership Built on Complementary Industrial Capabilities
The collaboration brings together ASRY’s industrial and maintenance expertise with Roboze’s technological leadership in additive manufacturing, recognized by the Kingdom of Bahrain as a “Strategic Technology of Interest.”
The project may also link to Roboze Advanced Manufacturing (RAM), a network of distributed factories that provide high-precision parts production.
Dr. Ahmed AlAbri, CEO of ASRY, stated: “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, commented: “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 defense.”
Strengthening Bahrain’s Industrial Production Capacity
The center is expected to become a regional hub for advanced manufacturing using super- polymers and composites. It will expand technical skills and add capacity for producing critical parts, supporting Bahrain’s production resilience.
Source: ROBOZE
About ROBOZE
Roboze is an Italian industrial 3D printing company focused on high-precision additive manufacturing using super polymers and composite materials. Established in 2014, the company develops 3D printers designed for high-temperature and high-strength applications, including models such as the ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED and ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT. Roboze serves industries like aerospace, defense, energy, mobility, and motorsports. In addition to hardware, it offers manufacturing services through its Roboze 3D Parts network, allowing companies to produce components as needed and manage digital inventories. The company operates from its headquarters in Bari, Italy, with a key presence in Houston, TX. Its focus is on providing additive manufacturing solutions that support the shift toward flexible, localized, and sustainable production processes across industries.
About ASRY
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) provides shipbuilding, repair and conversion, rig repair and conversion, naval repair and conversion, and fabrication and engineering services. It serves commercial shipping companies, offshore oil and gas operators, naval and coast guard fleets, and vessel owners across the Persian Gulf. ASRY was founded in 1977. The company is based in Al Hidd, Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain. ASRY operates a 500,000-deadweight-ton dry dock, two floating docks, 15 repair berths, slipways, fabrication workshops and service centers that support a range of marine and offshore vessels.