BUILD BEYOND POSSIBLE, WITH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Manufacture with no limits in scale, shape, or materials, with Caracol’s Additive Manufacturing technologies: integrated LFAM platforms for large scale components.
Efficient, reliable, and sustainable production.
Caracol works to enable manufacturing companies’ ability to produce advanced large scale industrial applications in a more efficient and sustainable way with its modular and large format 3D printing technologies.
About Caracol
BUILD BEYOND POSSIBLE
Caracol is a leading industrial 3D printer manufacturer and large format Additive Manufacturing technology providers. Since 2015, our founders pursued the idea of overcoming the limits of existing manufacturing technologies, combining technological innovation with an industrial vision to respond to client’s production needs.
BUILD BEYOND POSSIBLE
Caracol is a leading industrial 3D printer manufacturer and large format Additive Manufacturing technology providers. Since 2015, our founders pursued the idea of overcoming the limits of existing manufacturing technologies, combining technological innovation with an industrial vision to respond to client’s production needs.
Placing users at the center, we deliver integrated turnkey solutions leveraging Additive Manufacturing, to simplify processes, provide flexibility, efficiency, sustainability, and enable customers’ production continuity.
From the first prototypes built, today Caracol LFAM technology is adopted globally, to produce advanced components in high-performing industrial sectors spanning from aerospace and automotive to architecture and design, marine, railway and more.
Our team of unique, talented individuals keeps growing and disrupting the future of industrial production. Every day we continuously strive to innovate and evolve production, looking for more cost-effective, faster and environmentally better manufacturing solutions.
Mission
We develop and provide technological solutions to enable manufacturing companies’ ability to produce advanced large scale industrial applications more efficiently and sustainably.
Vision
We want to lead the future of manufacturing toward a new paradigm of flexibility, efficiency, and sustainability.
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Heron AM
A NEW MANUFACTURING PARADIGM WITH ROBOTIC LARGE FORMAT 3D PRINTING
Print big, print better with Heron AM, the integrated platform that will drive you to the next manufacturing revolution. Join the companies all around the globe who are introducing efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability in their supply chains, 3D printing large-scale thermoplastic composite parts. Are you ready to get yours?
One Platform, One Provider, One Solution
APPLICATION-FIRST APPROACH
We developed our large format 3D printing technology with end-user needs in mind, after years of collecting experience on producing parts for clients. We aim to ensure production quality and continuity for the most advanced industrial applications.
HIGH-PRODUCTIVITY PLATFORM
Heron is a modular, integrated hardware, software, and automation platform, all in one solution to enhance the flexibility, efficiency, and sustainability of your manufacturing processes, ensuring control of the production cycle, minimizing risks and downtimes. As one provider, Caracol delivers quicker innovation, higher customization, and prompt and reliable support.
QUALITY AS A SERVICE
Heron AM meets the highest standards for production, these systems are the first of their kind to be certified to meet the most demanding industrial requirements and process quality criteria. We aim to always deliver precise and reliable technology, supported through an extensive set of services to help you leverage the full potential of your machines.
MATERIALS
3D PRINTING MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Caracol’s systems are made to process a broad range of materials, thoroughly tested and qualified for direct, continuous printing: from advanced polymers and composites to recycled materials from upcycled waste or parts at the end of their life.
Selecting 3D printing materials with a meticulous qualification process.
Caracol constantly aims to provide clients with answers to their production needs, from technology to materials, our team works to provide the most reliable and quality solutions.
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INVESTIGATION. The first step to identify target material and best suppliers on the market.
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TESTING. The material can be successfully extruded with Caracol’s systems and is tested to define its properties.
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CHARACTERIZATION. The material can be used for production and a detailed datasheet is released with mechanical and thermal properties.
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QUALIFICATION. Following tests on several prints and applications parameters are defined to guarantee best printability, repeatability, and performance on the material.
Additive manufacturing materials for flexible, efficient part production across sectors
Caracol’s MATERIAL LAB constantly works to expand the range of qualified materials to process with its systems, always pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We study mechanical, thermal, chemical properties, to provide the best options on the market for our clients’ applications, and we undergo meticulous quality controls on suppliers, to guarantee reliable and repeatable production.
Heron AM
The turnkey LFAM platform to print parts in composite with no scale or shape limits. The hardware-software robotic system works on 6+ axes, modularly set to satisfy specific production needs.
Industries
FURNITURE
LEVERAGING THE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY OF ROBOTIC LFAM FOR 3D PRINTED FURNITURE
Caracol began developing its robotic LFAM by working on producing interior design pieces in a more efficient and sustainable manner. The creative freedom, combined with the flexibility of a cost-effective manufacturing and sustainable process make this technology ideal for 3D printed furniture and design parts.
The benefits of large format 3D printing for interior design
DESIGN FREEDOM
Fully leverage the complete creative flexibility that 6-axes robots, additive manufacturing, and computational design provide
CUSTOM-MADE, ON-DEMAND
Customize parts at single-unit level, 3D printing on-demand from your digital library of designs
INNOVATING MATERIALS
Imagine working with materials derived from nature: fruit and plants, recycled post-industrial or post-consumer plastics… the boundaries are endless
EFFICIENTLY USED RESOURCES
Cut waste in production 3D printing with only needed materials, eliminate tooling and supports, and recycle any scraps
TOWARDS NET-ZERO PRODUCTION
Manufacture with a cleaner process that minimizes energy consumption, optimizing designs to lower print time and material used
EFFICIENT IN SPEED AND COST
Swiftly get from concept to finished part, cut production lead time and costs for both your development and production stages
BOAT & MARINE
3D PRINTING BOAT & MARINE COMPONENTS
In the marine sector, LFAM is key in the production of large-scale molds for yacht structures, lightweight sail and racing boat parts and custom yacht components, such as superstructures, and boat or canoe hulls. 3D printing can accelerate maintenance for large ships and minimize down times.
Large format 3D printing for marine
PART OPTIMIZATION
Geometrically complex parts, optimized for weight and performance
FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION
Agile production with LFAM for part customization on a scalable, cost-efficient basis
FASTER PRODUCTION
Accelerate production by printing parts directly and eliminating costly assemblies, tools and molds
SPECIALIZED MATERIALS
LFAM enables innovation thanks to the qualification of several durable, marine-ready, from fiber-reinforced to sustainable and recycled alternatives
DESIGN FREEDOM
Large assemblies can be consolidated into single-piece complex parts, reducing the amount of post-processing and assembly steps
SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
Substitute toxic glass fiber lamination with upcycled materials, optimized designs with no use of tooling or molds, for boats with a better environmental footprint
TOOLING
IMPROVED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WITH 3D PRINTED TOOLING
More efficient and sustainable production starts with 3d printed tools, jigs and fixtures. By implementing LFAM technologies, manufacturing tools and molds becomes easier, faster, cheaper, and finished partners are lighter and more sustainable overall. With the Heron AM system you can produce valuable solutions to manufacture tooling in accordance with the AS/EN 9100 certification highest quality standards.
The benefits of large format 3D printed tooling
QUALIFIED FOR PRODUCTION
3D print tooling with a AS/EN 9100 certified LFAM process for the best quality parts
FASTER PRODUCTION
Reduce lead times drastically from design to finished parts compared to traditional processes, with part consolidation and eliminating need for assembly
DESIGN FOR USABILITY
Make tools lighter to handle, introduce ergonomic features to improve part handling, operations, and logistics in the shop floor with greater flexibility in design
OPTIMIZED RESOURCE USE
Significantly reduce use of raw materials, cut waste by up to 90%, and innovate on materials introducing performing recycled composites
HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS
Use advanced industrial materials, including composites qualified for high temperatures of autoclave processes, such as PC with carbon fiber or PEI
LONG-LIFE AGILITY AND VERSATILITY
Flexibly produce tools of all types, sizes, and with different materials, a system that adapts to your company’s evolution
