CMS said it will demonstrate its Krearob system at Formnext 2026 in Frankfurt, bringing a robotics-based option to the large-format additive manufacturing segment. The presentation focuses on thermoplastic applications aimed at industrial-scale production of tools, moulds and components.
The company points to six-axis robotic motion as a key feature of the system. In the information released, that motion capability is associated with greater freedom during printing, particularly for large thermoplastic parts where toolpath flexibility and geometric reach can be important considerations.
Alongside Krearob, CMS will also present the gantry-based Kreator A3. Showing both systems at the same event positions them as two different approaches to flexible large-format additive manufacturing, with the distinction centered on machine architecture rather than a single application class.
For industrial users, the relevance lies in the comparison between robotic and gantry concepts for LFAM. In applications such as tooling, mould making and large component production, the underlying machine kinematics can shape part accessibility, path planning and overall cell configuration.
No further technical details were provided in the available material on build size, specific thermoplastics, extrusion rates or associated automation functions. Based on the source, the confirmed points are CMS's Formnext 2026 demonstration of Krearob and the parallel presentation of the gantry-based Kreator A3.
