Industries
The next frontier for mobility: 3D printed trains & parts
With innovation on flame-retardant materials, rail transportation is quickly evolving to introduce the benefits of additive manufacturing. Today manufacturers can produce sturdy, cost-effective parts, from maintenance or production tooling or finished parts for trains, electric railway vehicles, light rail (LRVs) and trams.
Industries
The next frontier for mobility: 3D printed trains & parts
With innovation on flame-retardant materials, rail transportation is quickly evolving to introduce the benefits of additive manufacturing. Today manufacturers can produce sturdy, cost-effective parts, from maintenance or production tooling or finished parts for trains, electric railway vehicles, light rail (LRVs) and trams.
The benefits og large format 3D printing for railway
MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY
Design, test, and quickly iterate different large scale components to deliver innovation and to reconfigure railway vehicles: from prototyping to finished parts
QUALITY-FIRST
3D printed materials and parts today can reach safety-compliant standards and fire hazards (i.e., V0)
MINIMIZED VEHICLE DOWNTIMES
With digitalized inventory and localized production: lower costs and time on supply of spare parts, temporary or permanent substitutions, as well as large rolling stock components eliminating assembly and tooling
HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
Find the most suitable qualified engineering-grade materials to serve your critical needs: flame-retardant, heat-resistant, and high mechanical performance
COST OPTIMIZATION
Cut development and manufacturing costs with flexible manufacturing solutions, deliver the future of mobility
GREENER PRODUCTION
Minimize waste and raw material usage at every stage of production: from prototyping to high-performance molds, and functional parts
3D Printing Railway Parts
Railway AM applications
Among the most widespread additive manufacturing applications in railway, Heron AM platform can be used to 3D print train sections and components, such as large format rolling stock components, fairings, and legacy parts for replacement and retrofit.
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Exterior and interior finisched parts
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Prototypes and mock-ups
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Lightweight cabin components
Composite 3D Printing
Heron AM
Flexible, large-scale, production of polymeric and composite parts enabled by 6+ axis robotic additive extrusion platform.
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Vipra AM
Efficient, automated production of industrial, large-scale metal parts through robotic direct energy deposition platform.
Success Stories
Check out some of our projects
Read how cutting-edge players across sectors are using large format 3D printing for industrial applications and how Caracol is helping them transform their manufacturing processes.
3D Printing Materials
Advanced materials for industrial additive manufacturing
Caracol LFAM systems can print a wide range of high-performance polymers, composites, and metals. All our industrial-grade materials are carefully selected, qualified, and engineered to ensure efficient, reliable, and scalable production across multiple industries.
