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CMS and Caracol Team Up to Advance LFAM

March 11, 2024

CMS SpA and Caracol, both prominent Italian players in advanced manufacturing, have announced a collaboration to advance the large format 3D printing market.

Revealed at JEC World, the partnership aims to synergize commercial efforts and technological advancements.

Caracol, known for its robotic large-format 3D printing, has rapidly grown from a startup to an international scale-up, offering the Heron AM platform for polymer and composite manufacturing across diverse sectors like aerospace, automotive, and design.

CMS and Caracol Team Up to Advance LFAM
Caracol Heron, doing some automotive work. (Image Credit: Caracol)

CMS, a leader in composite processing technologies, introduced CMS Kreator in 2018, marking its entry into additive manufacturing. With expertise in composite materials processing, CMS offers a range of hybrid and standalone large format additive manufacturing solutions.

Cms Kreator gantry
The Cms Kreator gantry system. (Image Credit: Cms)

Together, CMS and Caracol plan to leverage their expertise in robotics and multi-axis machining to enhance large-scale additive manufacturing capabilities. By accelerating technological developments and supporting end-user adoption, the collaboration aims to unlock new applications for LFAM technologies.

This partnership signals a significant step forward in advancing large format 3D printing, promising enhanced capabilities and broader applications for industries worldwide.

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About the author | Phillip Keane
Phillip is an aerospace engineer from UK. He is a graduate of Coventry University (UK), International Space University (France) and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), where he studied Advanced Manufacturing at the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing.
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