• 6-meter catamaran 3D printed in 160 hours as monolithic open-water vessel Robotic 3D printing produces 6-meter monolithic catamaran designed for scalable marine manufacturing • V2 Group and Caracol AM have built what they call the first functional 6-meter-long monolithic catamaran designed for open waters using robotic large-format 3D printing • The boat was developed as a single-piece structure and is intended as a step toward industrial-scale production of 3D-printed vessels • The project brings together Spain-based V2 Group and Italy-based Caracol AM • The companies focused not just on printing a prototype, but on analyzing the full workflow required for naval-grade production, from design and material selection to printing, post-processing, and testing • According to the companies, the 6-meter catamaran was conceived with scalability in mind

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  • 6-meter catamaran 3D printed in 160 hours as monolithic open-water vessel Robotic 3D printing produces 6-meter monolithic catamaran designed for scalable marine manufacturing. V2 Group and Caracol AM have built what they call the first functional 6-meter-long monolithic catamaran designed for open waters using robotic large-format 3D printing. The boat was developed as a single-piece structure and is intended as a step toward industrial-scale production of 3D-printed vessels. The project brings together Spain-based V2 Group and Italy-based Caracol AM. The companies focused not just on printing

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