Heron AM. Source | Caracol

CMS SpA (Zogno, Italy) and Caracol (Milan, Italy) have announced their collaboration to globally promote the development of the large-format 3D printing market through commercial synergies and technological development.

CMS SpA, part of Scm Group, produces technologies for the processing of composite materials and is a strategic partner of companies in various sectors, such as aerospace, automotive and marine. Specifically, CMS produces machines and systems such as CNC multi-axis machining centers, thermoforming machines and waterjet cutting systems.

Since 2018, the company begun its journey in the additive manufacturing (AM) sector with CMS Kreator, an exclusive LFAM solution. CMS’ offering is broad and includes both hybrid machines which combine additive technology with milling, as well as only printing machines. 

Caracol specialized in robotic large-format 3D printing. Born as a startup at the end of 2017, the company is now an international scale-up that has developed an integrated hardware and software platform for large-scale AM: Heron AM. This platform works with polymers and composites to produce advanced industrial components for several sectors: aerospace, marine, automotive, design, architecture and more.

Together, the two companies aim to deliver to clients the benefits of AM on large-scale components, by joining technical know-how developed by different specializations — robotics with more than six axes, and five-axis machining centers.