Velo3D qualified as first additive manufacturing vendor for U.S. Army ground vehicles

Velo3D, Inc., a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, has been selected as the first qualified additive manufacturing (AM) vendor to support the U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center's (GVSC) campaign of accelerating qualified AM solutions throughout the Defense Industrial Base.

Under the Company's previously announced Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC, Velo3D is partnering with GVSC to rapidly develop and validate additively manufactured complex parts and assemblies, addressing critical supply chain challenges affecting ground combat vehicles and other military systems.

Velo3D met all GVSC qualification criteria in less than two weeks to earn selection as the first qualified vendor under this program.  In partnership, the U.S. Army GVSC and Velo3D will validate the critical components on Velo3D's Sapphire family of standard and large-format advanced metal AM printers in both Aluminum CP1 and Inconel 718. Upon successful completion, the Velo3D AM alternatives will be available to the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) for insertion into the Army supply chain to help relieve current sustainment bottle necks.

“Accelerating AM solutions is a critical effort for the Army and GVSC,” says Brandon Pender, Associate Director, GVSC Materials Engineering.  “Velo3D has the advanced AM technology we need within industry and the robust process, quality and material data available required to support our accelerated qualification process.  We are excited to replicate this process with other industrial base partners and appreciative of Velo3D's close cooperation that enabled us to rapidly validate this concept.”

“Velo3D is humbly honored to support the U.S. Army and be the first of an important cohort of industrial base partners facilitating GVSC's rapid advancement of sustainment technologies at the speed of war - soldiers should expect nothing less from a company like ours,” says Dr. Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. “Our Rapid Production Solution is a proven solution the Department of War and the broader national security community increasingly rely on to accelerate the delivery of critical advanced technologies.”

All Velo3D Sapphire printers are assembled in the United States and capable of printing parts up to 600mm in diameter and one meter in height, with repeatably across the entire fleet. This advancement significantly expands addressable applications by enabling larger part production, while delivering the many benefits of LPBF technology, including higher fidelity printing and Velo3D's best-in-class, layer-by-layer in-situ process monitoring.

Velo3D's systems meet DOW cybersecurity standards and can connect securely to military networks, ensuring integrity and security for critical manufacturing operations.