ZEUS print dashboard — the start of the production loop.

Rapid Fusion Print, Scan, and Mill are not
three separate products you buy and stitch together. They are one operator
platform and one production loop. Print builds the near-net part on ZEUS. Scan
captures the as-built geometry with the machine 3D camera, aligns it to CAD,
and verifies fit. Mill takes the milling-ready STEP into ZEUS CNC mode and
finishes the part on the robot cell. Fleet ties the same loop together online
when you need remote oversight.

1

Print

Extrude the near-net part with ZEUS: heaters, materials, pellet feed, cameras, and robot sequences.

2

Scan

Capture the real part with Zivid, align CAD to the scan, verify with heat maps, export milling STEP.

3

Mill

Run ZEUS CNC mode: spindle and robot control, transfer programs, machine from Scan outputs.

Why They Need Each Other:

Print without Scan/Mill leaves you with an as-printed shape and no confident path to final tolerance.

Scan without Print has nothing physical to capture; without Mill, verified geometry has nowhere to go.

Mill without Scan means machining from ideal CAD instead of the real printed part — higher scrap risk.

Print makes the part. Scan proves what you made. Mill finishes what Scan verified.

1

One Operator Platform

Same cell hardware and familiar UI language from extrusion through CNC.

2

Closed Geometry Loop

As-printed part → 3D capture → CAD align → milling STEP → machining.

3

Verify Before You Cut

Heat maps and stock checks reduce guesswork before spindle time.

4

Shop Or Fleet

Run at the kiosk, or open the same Scan / CNC and print cell views through Fleet.

Print — Build The Near-Net Part

ZEUS puts extrusion process control on one screen: zone temperatures, material presets, pellet feed, live cameras, and robot sequences. Operators see whether the cell is heating, ready, or needs attention — without jumping between tools. This is where the physical part begins; everything downstream depends on it.

ZEUS print dashboard — the start of the production loop.
Live camera for a print cell.
Fleet or Cerberus digital twin view for the same print cell.

When the print finishes, the as-printed part becomes the input for Scan — the same cell story continues from extrusion control into capture and verify.

Scan — Capture Reality And Prepare For Mill

Scan is the bridge between Print and Mill. Operators open Scan / CNC from Fleet (or scanner.local offline), capture the part with the flange-mounted 3D camera, load as-printed CAD, align, and verify with heat maps. When fit is good enough, they download aligned STEP and milling-ready STEP oriented for ZEUS CNC.

Recommended In-Product Order

1
Step 1

Align the part to the robot.

2
Step 2

Scan it with Zivid.

3
Step 3

Check remaining stock or cut targets.

CNC workspace — entry to capture, align, and mill prep.
Capture step with live point cloud from the machine camera.
CAD aligned to scan with heat-map verification.
Export milling-ready STEP for ZEUS CNC.

Milling STEP and aligned STEP exports are the Scan-to-Mill handoff. Geometry verified against the real part becomes the machining input — not an ideal CAD file that ignores print deviation.

Mill — Finish On Zeus CNC

Mill is ZEUS CNC mode on the same operator platform. Extrusion heaters and materials step aside; robot and spindle controls come forward. Operators transfer KRL / production programs to the robot, see spindle state and RPM, and machine from Scan milling STEP outputs. Machine safety stays with on-machine firmware; the software presents state and controls clearly.

KUKA CNC Tools home — Align, Scan, Stock as one machining prep flow.
Program Manager transferring mill programs to the robot.
Align Part to Robot — STEP load and probe-based alignment before machining.

The Closed Loop

  • Print builds the near-net shape under ZEUS process control.
  • Scan captures what was actually printed, verifies fit, and exports milling geometry.
  • Mill machines that verified geometry in ZEUS CNC mode.

Same platform family. Same cell. One loop from pellet to finished part — with Fleet available when teams need the cloud entry point for Scan / CNC and remote print oversight.

Ready To Run The Full Loop?

Book a discovery call to see Print, Scan, and Mill as one production flow — ZEUS extrusion, Zivid capture and verify, and ZEUS CNC finish on a real cell.