Velo3D

Velo3D is a metal additive manufacturing company based in Fremont, United States. It designs, prints and produces critical metal parts using its own laser powder bed fusion systems. The site says the company designs and builds all of its systems in the United States, at its Fremont headquarters and at the Forge 1 production campus in Livermore, California. It describes work for national security and space programs.

Printing services and systems

• Managed printing: a model with no capital investment in which the company prints anywhere from one part to more than 10,000, with design optimization and full quality monitoring.
• Owned capacity: customers can run their own production, keep intellectual property on site and repeat identical parts from a fixed Golden Print File.
• Large-format capacity: the Livermore campus, described as nearly 289,000 square feet, has room for more than 100 large-format systems.
• Software: Intuitive Flow software with native CAD import, plus personalized training for customer teams.

Ecosystem and process

The site describes a patented laser process that can combine more than 80 parts into a single continuous print. Velo3D also offers infrastructure as a service and a contract manufacturing network for surge capacity. It describes an ecosystem that combines AI, robotics and machine learning to support autonomous manufacturing workflows.

Customers and engineering support

The site names Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, GM, Hermeus, Honeywell and Lam Research as teams it works with. It says the company offers a range of qualified metal alloys and integrates its hardware, software and services. Engineers support each project from first article to full production, and the site says accelerated workflows shorten iteration cycles.

Key facts

• Based in: Fremont, United States
• Products: laser powder bed fusion systems, Forge 1 production campus, Intuitive Flow software
• Markets: national security programs and space and aerospace manufacturing