CRG Defense adds ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED to expand manufacturing-grade additive production

The ARGO 500
CRG Defense’s new ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED system provides precision, filament-based additive manufacturing for certifiable aerospace parts and advanced industrial components. It processes high-temperature super polymers such as PEEK, Carbon PEEK and PEKK, enabling metal-like performance in a 500-millimeter build space.

As demand grows for secure, U.S.-based production of advanced aerospace and defense components, CRG Defense has acquired a Roboze ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED system. This addition expands the company’s additive manufacturing capabilities for high-performance polymer production.

The ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED provides a build volume of about 500 millimeters on each side and uses filament to produce high-resolution output. This configuration delivers finer detail than larger pellet-fed systems and is suited for precision-grade, certifiable parts. Like the ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT, which CRG Defense installed in 2025, this system processes high-temperature, high-strength materials that exceed the capabilities of most industrial 3D printers. Together, the two Italian-sourced systems provide a rare combination of large-format and high-resolution additive manufacturing within a secure, U.S.-based production environment.

“We are building a manufacturing ecosystem that supports both the future of advanced materials and the immediate needs of our defense partners,” said Ian Fuller, strategic director and additive manufacturing area lead for CRG Defense. “Operating both the ARGO 500 and ARGO 1000 allows us to address a wider range of part sizes, tolerances and material requirements than most organizations can support under one roof.”

CRG Defense plans to use the ARGO 500 to produce certifiable aerospace components, as well as parts for oil and gas, composite fabrication and other high-tech industries. The system will also be used to support the company’s internal verticals and provide production capacity for CRG-grown systems, accelerating development cycles from prototype through production.

Roboze Argo 1000 3D printer
In July 2025, CRG Defense became only the second U.S. company to acquire the ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT, which prints high-temperature, reinforced thermoplastics for advanced aerospace and industrial applications.

CRG Defense has applied its additive manufacturing capabilities across a wide range of programs and products, including its Heavy Lift Drone, CRG G-Series soldier-worn battery, and various other UAS platforms.

The acquisition of the ARGO 500 builds on the company’s July announcement of the ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT, one of the largest and most capable fused granulate fabrication systems in the world. Combined, the systems advance CRG Defense’s strategy to combine material development, large-format and high-resolution additive manufacturing, and secure U.S.-based production for defense and aerospace partners.

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