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Forged Performance.
Engineered for the Apex.
From extreme Prototypes to series production,
we engineer and manufacture forged aluminium and magnesium wheels for premium OEMs, hypercar manufacturers, and top-level motorsport teams.
WHAT WE DO
Forged wheels in aluminium and magnesium, from extreme prototypes to premium OEM series
APP-TECH engineers and machines forged wheels in aluminium and magnesium for premium OEMs, boutique and hypercar manufacturers, and high-performance motorsport programmes. Our work starts before the design is frozen and ends with parts built to automotive series standards, whether the run is a single carset or a full production programme.
01
Lightweight
by design
Weight is the first specification we work on. Every gram out of the unsprung mass is performance you keep.
02
Built around
your project
Geometries, finishes and volumes are adapted to the programme, not the other way round. Limited series are our normal business.
03
More than
wheels
Wheels are what we are known for, but the engineering and the machining behind them transfer to other lightweight forged components. If you have one in development, we are interested.
04
Engineering
first
FEM, structural optimisation, CAM programming and validation are done in-house. The decisions that set a wheel’s weight, cost and feasibility are taken here, not bought in.
About
Engineering and machining forged wheels since 2000
APP-TECH was founded in 2000 in Mestrino, near Padua, and has been part of the RONAL Group since 2016. We machine forged wheels for the most demanding part of the automotive market: premium and supercar OEMs, boutique and hypercar manufacturers, and motorsport programmes.
Years of work on extreme, low-volume projects mean we recognise early what will and will not work — in weight, in machining, in finish and in cost — and we can say so while changes are still inexpensive. Behind that sits the industrial and financial strength of one of the world’s leading wheel manufacturers.
The responsiveness of a small, direct team and the quality system of a Tier 1 supplier.
41
CNC milling machines — 12 of them 5-axis
85,000
wheels a year of installed capacity, at our current average cycle time
From 8 weeks
frozen design to series production, with forged blanks in stock
1 – 20,000
wheels a year per programme: the range of project sizes we take on, from a single car set upwards
Customers
We work for car makers and racing teams with the same engineering team and the same machines.
Premium OEM & hypercar
Our wheels are fitted to road cars from premium, supercar and hypercar manufacturers. A selection of them is shown below.
Motorsport
From world championship single-seaters and endurance prototypes to customer GT and spec-racing platforms, our forged wheels are proven across elite global motorsport grids.
Capabilities
Engineering, 5-axis machining and surface finishing
Most of what decides a wheel’s weight, cost and feasibility is fixed long before the first cut. These are the four areas where our involvement changes the outcome.
01
Engineering from the first sketch
FEM, structural optimisation, prototyping and testing are done in-house. The earlier we are involved, the more we can influence weight, cost and feasibility — usually while changes still cost nothing.
02
5-axis machining as standard
12 of our 41 CNC milling machines are 5-axis, and our CAM programs are written in-house by programmers with years of experience working on forged wheels. Complex geometries are routine work here, not an exception, whether the part is a high-performance motorsport wheel or part of a series production programme.
03
Diamond cutting and surface finishes
Point-to-point diamond milling and diamond cutting with the tool side on curved surfaces, plus laser and special finishes. Surfaces that are usually treated as one-offs, repeated across a production run.
04
Series quality on limited volumes
Limited series built to automotive series standards, supported by an automated final inspection line, Zeiss coordinate measuring machines and bench testing. IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and TISAX.
Process
From concept to series production
The earlier you involve us, the more we can steer the design — and the more time and cost we can take out of your programme.
By the time a design is frozen, most of the savings have already been decided.
01
Concept & feasibility
We review the design intent against what can realistically be forged, machined and finished, and flag the choices that drive weight and cost.
02
Co-design & FEM
Structural optimisation and FEM analysis turn the concept into a wheel that meets the load cases at the lowest realistic weight.
03
Prototype & validation
Prototypes are machined and validated on our own equipment before anything is committed to production.
04
Series production
From frozen design to series in as little as 8 weeks when forged blanks are in stock, with the same quality system applied to a limited series as to a full production run.
Our Work
Applications we engineer for
Hypercars, limited-series supercars and racing programmes: different projects, same three constraints — weight, repeatability and finish.
Premium OEM
Series programmes for premium and supercar manufacturers, where the last wheel has to match the first one. Full automotive validation and documentation.
Hypercar & limited series
Low volumes, extreme geometries and finishes. We engineer them to be producible — and then produce them repeatably.
Motorsport
Wheels developed for competition in aluminium and magnesium, from top-tier motorsport to endurance and GT racing, with the reaction times a racing programme needs.
Special projects & co-development
Programmes that start from a sketch or a problem rather than a finished drawing, including lightweight components beyond wheels.
Certifications
Certified to automotive series standards
Hypercars, limited-series supercars and racing programmes: different projects, same three constraints — weight, repeatability and finish.
Careers
Technical roles at APP-TECH
We are always interested in CNC programmers, machine operators and engineers who want to work on parts that are anything but standard. Not a tech profile? No problem. We also need great minds in Sales, Administration, and Operations to keep things rolling. Send us your CV and we will come back to you.
Contact
Talk to our engineers
Tell us what you are developing — the earlier the better. Our engineers will come back to you directly.
Headquarters & plant
APP-TECH S.r.l.
Via Levico 6
35035 Mestrino (PD)
Italy
Get in touch
Path 1
Business enquiry
New developments, motorsport programmes, RFQs and feasibility questions.
Technical drawings can be shared under NDA — please contact us first.
Path 2
Job application
Applications for technical and non-technical roles, including spontaneous applications.
Forged wheels engineered and machined in Italy for premium OEMs, hypercar manufacturers and motorsport.
A company of the RONAL Group
Company details
APP-TECH S.r.l.
Via Levico 6, 35035 Mestrino (PD), Italy
+39 049 904 21 11 · info@apptech.it
Company Registration Number: IT 05020190285
Registered in Italy
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