Velo3D has been chosen as the primary certified additive manufacturing (AM) vendor to assist the U.S. Military’s Floor Automobile Techniques Middle’s (GVSC) marketing campaign of accelerating certified AM options all through the Protection Industrial Base.
Introduced on the Army Additive Manufacturing Summit (MILAM) earlier this month, Velo3D is claimed to have met all GVSC qualification standards – together with DoW cybersecurity requirements – in lower than two weeks to earn choice as the primary certified vendor beneath this program. It follows the corporate’s Cooperative Analysis & Growth Settlement (CRADA)Â with the U.S. Military DEVCOM GVSC introduced in mid-January.
By the CRADA, the 2 entities had been working to quickly develop and validate additively manufactured complicated elements and assemblies to deal with vital provide chain challenges affecting floor fight autos and different navy methods. These elements at the moment are set to be validated on Velo3D’s Sapphire household of ordinary and large-format superior steel AM printers in each Aluminium CP1 and Inconel 718.
Upon profitable completion, the Velo3D AM options can be out there to the U.S. Military Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) for insertion into the Military provide chain to assist relieve present sustainment bottlenecks.
“Accelerating AM options is a vital effort for the Military and GVSC,” mentioned Mr. Brandon Pender, Affiliate Director, GVSC Supplies Engineering. “Velo3D has the superior AM expertise we’d like inside the business and the strong course of, high quality and materials knowledge out there required to assist our accelerated qualification course of. We’re excited to copy this course of with different industrial base companions and appreciative of Velo3D’s shut cooperation that enabled us to quickly validate this idea.”
“Velo3D is humbly honoured to assist the U.S. Military and be the primary of an essential cohort of commercial base companions facilitating GVSC’s speedy development of sustainment applied sciences on the pace of conflict – troopers ought to count on nothing much less from an organization like ours,” added Dr. Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. “Our Fast Manufacturing Resolution is a confirmed answer the Division of Warfare and the broader nationwide safety neighborhood more and more depend on to speed up the supply of vital superior applied sciences.”
For the reason that restructuring of the Velo3D enterprise in late 2024, the corporate has constructed important momentum within the defence sector. Earlier this month, Velo secured a $32.6 million contract with the U.S. Division of Warfare’s (DoW) Protection Innovation Unit (DIU) in assist of a significant weapon system program of document, whereas final yr its Fast Manufacturing Resolution providing additionally achieved AS9100D high quality administration certification, affirming it meets the stringent requirements set by the Worldwide Aerospace High quality Group for aviation, house, and defence provide chains. The corporate has additionally commenced work to develop and qualify a copper nickel alloy for the US Navy and has partnered with Linde AMT to provide domestically produced CuNi powder to the US Navy and Maritime Industrial Base.
