New extruder
Patented
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Target
Lightweight, thin-walled, high-precision components, in rapid turnaround times
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Need
The robot's movements are very fast, precise, and above all, always repeatable.
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Solution
A one-of-a-kind extruder, optimized and lightweight, allowing for multi-material printing.
The best printing technology in just 17Kg of weight.
Patented technology
Nugæ's UL-LFAM (Ultra-Light Large Format Additive Manufacturing) system rests on proprietary intellectual property — from the structural printing method to the extruder — and on innovative materials engineered for large-format robotic 3D printing.
- Patented · European Unitary Patent EP 4 221 957 B1
Hollow-rib structural printing
A method for producing shell or plate load-bearing structures — hulls, hardtops, decks, aircraft and vehicle panels, wind blades, moulds — by depositing the panel and its hollow stiffening ribs in one continuous print. Maximum rigidity at minimum weight, a smooth outer surface, and rib cavities that can house reinforcements or route cables and ducts.
View the patent › - Patented · IT 102024000019423 · PCT WO 2026/047455
Pellet-fed extruder for any orientation
Our 17 kg extruder receives the granules through a pressurized air flow into an internal circumferential channel and coaxial hopper, so it prints reliably in any position — on vertical or inclined surfaces, even upside down — with no vibrators or paddles. Lighter, simpler, more productive.
View the patent › - Registered trademark · material
CoreLight3D® — ultra-light recycled core
An ultra-light corrugated core made from recycled polypropylene and engineered for robotic large-format printing: machinable like wood and optimized to bond with resins and composite laminates, so the printed part becomes the core of a glass- or carbon-fibre sandwich structure. Shown at JEC 2026 on a 43-ft catamaran seat: 37 kg, 42 print hours, 70% recycled content.
Proven on the road: a CoreLight3D® living module for a three-wheeled Piaggio Ape — about 70 kg instead of roughly 200 kg in fibreglass, with an apparent density of around 100 kg/m³ — travelled over 4,500 km across nine countries to Nordkapp, through rain, 90 km/h gusts and temperatures from 30 °C down to 2 °C.
NU-Slice, our proprietary slicing and deposition software, and NU-Hub modular production units complete the system.
Large-format prints
With composites suitable for any type of sector, even the most demanding.
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Nautical
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Main focus
“Do what you love, the result will always be the best”
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Architectural
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Sports
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Energy
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Furniture
What do we do?
In over 10 years of R&D Nugæ — an innovative Italian deep-tech startup — has developed a robotic large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) system that prints structural parts in thermoplastic composite materials, with innovative materials engineered for the marine environment. Explore our Completed Projects:
Windscreen Frame
Sara R.
The part fits our boat perfectly. The lightweight yet sturdy material made for an easy, solid, and long-lasting installation!
Hardtop
Armando D.
Thanks to Nugae, we were able to replace an old hard-to-find part with a perfectly compatible 3D-printed one!
Each of our productions is characterised by:
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Big Size
Prints up to: 3m x 1.5m x 1m
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Lightness
80% lighter pieces
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Resistance (marine agents)
Products 20% more resistant
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Speed
Production up to 5 times faster
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Complex Shapes
Overall optimization 15%
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Recyclability
20 times less material used
Discover other successfully completed projects and satisfied customers:
Robot-Printer
An integrated software and hardware system that is installed on anthropomorphic robots, consisting of:
- Feeding, extrusion and monitoring system.
- Control, simulation and slicing software.
