Ingersoll Machine Tools
Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc. is a Rockford, Illinois-based manufacturer of large-format additive and subtractive machine tools, best known for its MasterPrint® family of gantry and robotic 3D printers for XXL thermoplastic and composite parts. The company traces its origins to 1891 and has been owned by Italy's Camozzi Group since 2003.
- CEO / Founder
- Jeff Kimberly
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Established
- Key Investors
- Camozzi Group (parent/owner since 2003)
Technology & Products
Key Products
MasterPrint® 3X (3-axis large-format industrial thermoplastic 3D printer); MasterPrint® Linear (large-format thermoplastic 3D printer); MasterPrint® Robotic (robotic-arm large-format 3D printing); MasterPrint Deployable (containerized mobile 3D printing and milling system); composite manufacturing systems (Mongoose™ fiber placement, Mongoose Hybrid™, Robotic FP™, Hawk™, ACSIS™ inspection); special machines (Scalper series); subtractive machine tools and modernization services.
Technological Advantage
Deep legacy in large machine tools and automated fiber placement (pioneered in the 1990s), combined with hybrid additive/subtractive architecture and Siemens SINUMERIK CNC control; ability to print and mill extra-large composite and thermoplastic parts in one setup.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Supplies wide-and-high large-format 3D printers and hybrid additive/subtractive machine tools that let aerospace, defense, energy and heavy-industry customers print and mill extra-large composite and thermoplastic parts in a single piece, reducing tooling cost and lead time.
How They Differentiate
Ingersoll differentiates through the largest build formats in the market (gantry and robotic MasterPrint platforms), hybrid additive/subtractive processing, and a heritage in aerospace-grade composite automation and precision machine tools, positioning it above smaller LFAM extruder-focused competitors.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace and defense primes, space and marine manufacturers, energy and heavy industrial firms, and research institutions requiring large-format composite tooling and parts.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Defense; Space; Marine; Energy; Heavy industrial manufacturing; Composites
Competitors
CEAD; Thermwood; Caracol; CMS
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Founded 1891 in Rockford, Illinois by Winthrop Ingersoll; pioneered automated fiber placement and tape laying in the 1990s; acquired by Camozzi Group in 2003; entered additive manufacturing in 2015 with MasterPrint®; 2021 Bell Textron 22-ft rotor blade trim tool printed on MasterPrint; 2022 Jeff Ahrstrom appointed CEO; 2024 MasterPrint Deployable containerized 3D printing factory with Siemens for U.S. Army; 2026 Jeff Kimberly appointed President & CEO.
Notable Customers
Bell Textron; U.S. Army; Giant Magellan Telescope (GMTO); University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center; Siemens (technology partner)
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 2
- Granted
- 1
- Families
- 2
Leading domains: equipment (2), process (2)
Filings by year: 2019: 2
- ORIENTABLE NOZZLE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING2021072214 · WO
- ORIENTABLE NOZZLE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING04041532 · EP