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Dual-use transportation programs sit at one of the hardest intersections in manufacturing — and conventional processes w...
28/05/2026

Dual-use transportation programs sit at one of the hardest intersections in manufacturing — and conventional processes were designed for a completely different set of constraints.

When you're building armored vehicles or protected mobility platforms, tooling cycles that stretch months and buy-to-fly ratios of 10:1 aren't just inefficient. They kill iteration speed and make low-volume economics unworkable.

Robotic LFAM and WAAM were built for exactly this. Parts from a digital file, no hard tooling, deployable where production is needed. The part stays the same. The supply chain stops being a liability.

🔩 Full article: https://loom.ly/Qiqfgdk

Robotic metal AM for aerospace tooling: from concept to validated results. ✈️We partnered with ELIGIO RE FRASCHINI S.P.A...
26/05/2026

Robotic metal AM for aerospace tooling: from concept to validated results. ✈️
We partnered with ELIGIO RE FRASCHINI S.P.A. to push the boundaries — and the numbers speak for themselves.
🔹 50% weight reduction
🔹 110 kg part printed in 30 hours
🔹 316L stainless steel, near-net-shape

👉 Read the full case story: https://loom.ly/ejhXEEE

21/05/2026

Small factories, anywhere. One seamless automated flow. 🏭Robotic 3D printing + CNC + automation, all under one roof. That's the microfactory model, and it's changing the way industrial companies produce at scale.

🔴 Episode 6 of In The Know is live. 🔴
Francesco Sortino, Head of On Demand Manufacturing Operations at Caracol, breaks down every step to set up your own microfactory: from equipment selection and layout to workflow integration and operational scaling.

Watch the full episode on our website! 📹
👇 Link in the comments 👇

The way industrial parts are produced is changing. 💪⏱️Less tooling. Less distance. Less time.The microfactory model, pow...
19/05/2026

The way industrial parts are produced is changing. 💪⏱️
Less tooling. Less distance. Less time.

The microfactory model, powered by additive manufacturing, is already running in real production environments across aerospace, marine, and industrial sectors. 🚀

The full picture is in our new White Paper.
👇 Download link in the comments! 👇

110 kg. 60 hours. Zero tooling. 🔩NP Aerospace replaced casting and forging on one of the most demanding dual-use compo...
18/05/2026

110 kg. 60 hours. Zero tooling. 🔩

NP Aerospace replaced casting and forging on one of the most demanding dual-use components in protected vehicle programs — defence-grade performance, industrially produced. Powered by and Digital Manufacturing Centre . 🛡️💥

50% faster. No tooling costs. Geometry conventional manufacturing can't touch.

Discover the full project on our website.
👇 Link in the comments 👇

14/05/2026

Metal additive manufacturing is already producing real parts for aerospace, energy, and marine – reducing material waste, cutting lead times, and unlocking geometries that conventional processes simply can't reach.

The technology works… but does it work consistently, at scale, in production? 🤖
That's where most adoption efforts stall, and where the real engineering challenge begins.

Process trade-offs, economics, failure modes, and what industrial repeatability actually requires. It's all in our latest article. 📰 🔎

👇 Check the link below. 👇

Large scale, high-load application, complex geometry engineered beyond conventional constraints.This metal part, produce...
13/05/2026

Large scale, high-load application, complex geometry engineered beyond conventional constraints.

This metal part, produced with Caracol's technology, is what wire arc additive manufacturing looks like when it meets a real industrial challenge.

So... what do you think it is? 👀⬇️
More on the project soon.

11/05/2026

For nearly 40 years, Formes et Volumes has been manufacturing large-scale prototypes and molds for industrial applications 🏗️

By integrating LFAM with , the team streamlined the production of complex geometries, reduced lead times, and gained the flexibility of 6-axis robotic manufacturing 🤖

The result: faster workflows, greater production freedom, and the ability to address new industrial applications beyond the limits of traditional manufacturing 🚀

Hear Gael Lacord sharing how robotic is reshaping their production process.
👇 Full interview in the comments!

07/05/2026

🌊 What if a splash of water could become architecture?

This wall panel started as a physics simulation, water colliding with moving solids, frozen in a single frame and brought into the physical world through robotic LFAM.

Printed in PolyCore™ PETG-1113 Marble by Polymaker, the piece transforms invisible forces into texture, depth, and material emotion ✨

🤖 Want to bring your architectural visions to life with LFAM?
Contact our experts at 📩 [email protected]

What if your next composite mold was ready in days, not months?For aerospace applications like this carbon fiber laminat...
06/05/2026

What if your next composite mold was ready in days, not months?

For aerospace applications like this carbon fiber lamination mold, that used to mean long lead times, complex tooling, and high costs. Formes et Volumes is changing that. 💥

By leveraging Caracol's robotic LFAM technology, Formes et Volumes developed a monolithic composite mold, combining large-scale 3D printing and CNC finishing to achieve high precision and performance.

🔎 No assembly. No tooling constraints. Just one optimized part, ready for autoclave processing.

📩 Ready to rethink your tooling strategy? Get in touch with our experts at [email protected]

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