CMS SpA 在 Formnext 首发 Krearob 六轴机器人大型增材制造系统
Multi-Axis Robotic Large Format Additive Manufacturing for Industrial Tooling
CMS SpA 推出 Krearob 六轴机器人大型增材制造（LFAM）系统，用于生产大型热塑性工装、模具和零部件，并将在法兰克福 Formnext 展（2026 年 11 月 17–20 日，12.0 馆 D51 展位）首次亮相。该系统采用多轴机器人架构，可实现非平面材料沉积，构建三轴笛卡尔打印机难以完成的复杂几何形状；硬件集成专有挤出单元、专用切片软件和人机界面（HMI），在同一平台上集中管理打印编程、刀路仿真与实际执行。CMS 称，相比从实心工装块铣削的传统减材工艺，该系统在热塑性聚合物沉积上可实现最高 80% 的材料和重量节省，面向航空航天、汽车和工业装备等重工业应用。CMS 同时展出龙门式大型工业 3D 打印系统 Kreator A3，采用螺杆挤出技术，最大材料吞吐量达 30 公斤/小时，打印头可垂直、水平及 45 度角沉积材料，适用于大型热塑性部件、重型复合材料工装和模具。CMS 先进材料与塑料事业部总监 Marino Chiappa 表示，Krearob 面向需要多轴定位与机器人灵活性的应用，Kreator A3 则在固定机床包络内实现大型打印的制造灵活性。
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CMS SpA introduces a six-axis extrusion system designed to optimize thermoplastic material deposition and complex geometric production within advanced manufacturing ecosystems.
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CMS' six-axis Krearob robotic large format additive manufacturing system will make its Formnext debut in Frankfurt.
CMS SpA is releasing its Krearob robotic large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) system to facilitate the production of large-scale thermoplastic tooling, molds, and components. The six-axis solution targets heavy industry applications, specifically addressing the manufacturing requirements of the aerospace, automotive, and industrial equipment sectors.
Six-Axis Extrusion and System Integration
The Krearob system operates using a multi-axis robotic architecture that allows for non-planar material deposition and the construction of complex geometries that are difficult to achieve with standard three-axis Cartesian printers. The hardware integrates a proprietary extrusion unit with dedicated slicing software and a Human-Machine Interface (HMI). This closed-loop control architecture provides operators with centralized management over print programming, toolpath simulation, and physical execution on a single platform. By optimizing the deposition of thermoplastic polymers, the system achieves material and weight savings of up to 80 percent when compared to traditional subtractive manufacturing processes, which typically mill parts from solid tooling blocks. The system will be demonstrated at the Formnext trade show (17–20 November 2026, Hall 12.0, Stand D51) in Frankfurt.
Gantry-Based Production and Output Capacity
In addition to the multi-axis robotic platform, CMS is showcasing its Kreator A3, a gantry-based large-format industrial 3D printing system. Utilizing screw extrusion technology, this machine is engineered for processing sizeable thermoplastic components, including heavy composite tooling and molds. The Kreator A3 achieves a maximum material throughput of up to 30 kilograms per hour. To accommodate varied structural requirements, the printhead can deposit material vertically, horizontally, and at 45-degree angles.
This dual-platform portfolio allows manufacturers to select equipment based on spatial constraints and part complexity. Marino Chiappa, Division Director of Advanced Materials & Plastic at CMS, explained the technical rationale: "While Krearob meets the needs [of] manufacturers in applications that demand multi-axis positioning and robotic flexibility, our gantry-based Kreator A3 takes a different approach to achieving manufacturing flexibility and is particularly suited to large-format printing applications within a defined machine envelope."
Krearob is particularly suited to applications across aerospace, automotive and industrial manufacturing for large-scale thermoplastic tooling, molds and components with complex geometries.
Additional Context
This section details technical specifications and competitive benchmarking not included in the original news release.
In the robotic Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) sector, six-axis systems like Krearob are typically benchmarked against multi-axis polymer extrusion platforms such as the CEAD AM Flexbot and the Caracol HERON AM. Competitive evaluation in this category centers on measurable operational parameters: maximum extrusion output (measured in kilograms per hour), the integration of secondary milling spindles for post-print surface finishing (hybrid manufacturing), and the thermal capacity to process high-temperature, fiber-reinforced thermoplastics like carbon-fiber-filled PEI or glass-fiber-filled ABS.
While gantry-based LFAM systems like the Kreator A3 (competing with platforms from Thermwood and Ingersoll) offer rigid stability and high volumetric accuracy within a fixed Cartesian envelope, robotic-arm-based systems leverage track-mounted or mobile pedestal mobility. This robotic flexibility theoretically unconstrains the maximum part length, enabling the continuous additive production of massive monolithic structures such as aerospace lay-up tools and marine hull molds.
Edited by Aishwarya Mambet, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
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来源：Metalworking International · metalworkingmag.com