Cocuus on the Integration of 3D Technology in Food Production

Today, additive manufacturing is not only used for the creation of prototypes using thermoplastics. Advances in the development of new materials have allowed this technology to be implemented in a wide variety of sectors. This is also the case in the gastronomy sector. More and more companies are looking for solutions to 3D print food in a simpler way or without the use of animals. One of these companies is the Spanish company Cocuus, which has developed its own additive and subtractive manufacturing solutions to be used with food. To learn more about the company and its implementation of these cutting-edge technologies, we met with one of the founding partners, Patxi Larumbe.

3DN: Can you briefly introduce yourself and your relationship with 3D printing?

We are a company that has been designing 3D printers for 20 years. People have known about 3D printers for 6 or 7 years, but we have been in this field for much longer. So we are people who have been present in the genesis of 3D printing since its inception. As for me, I am Patxi Larumbe, Strategic Director of the company and one of the founding partners, together with Daniel Rico. As far as engineering is concerned, I am an expert in CAD CAM CAR systems, robotics, industrial laser cutting systems.

The team behind Cocuus

I built the laboratory in Cizur Menor to dedicate to the research of laser applications in industry, education and gastronomy as I am expert in almost all the processes applicable in the use of lasers. This includes CO2, fiber, ruby, diode and UV diodes, calculation of optics for process optimization, beam and optical alignments, use of DSP cards, robotics, stepper motors, servo motors, drivers, Cartesian axes, delta, and systems with galvos. In addition I have knowledge in the field of show laser illumination. Such as the programming of systems with ILDA standard, programming of arduinos and firmware marlin and GBRL, stereolithography systems.