Velo3D wins an $11.5M multi-year full-rate production contract from a US defense prime contractor

Velo3D/Sapphire

Velo3D secured an $11.5 million multi-year contract from a US defense prime to manufacture critical components for a national security program using its Sapphire printers and Rapid Production Solutions service.

• Sapphire printers build parts up to 600 mm diameter and 1 m tall with best-in-class layer-by-layer process monitoring
• All Sapphire units assembled in US using laser powder-bed fusion technology
• Parts produced at lower cost than traditional subtractive methods with superior design flexibility
• Full-rate production contract demonstrates customer confidence in repeatability across fleet