CMS to show robot-based large-format polymer printer Krearob at Formnext

Italian machine builder CMS will present Krearob at Formnext 2026 in Frankfurt. The six-axis system is a large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) platform for thermoplastic materials. CMS targets applications such as molds, production tooling and parts for the aerospace and automotive sectors. Unlike gantry-based printers, Krearob moves its extrusion head with a robot arm, which allows a different reach and orientation of the deposited material. The teaser does not give build volume, pricing or availability, so these details remain open for now.

Context LFAM, or large format additive manufacturing, builds parts of metre-scale size by extruding thermoplastic material, often at much higher flow rates than desktop printers.

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