Velo3D, a US-based steel 3D printing firm, has entered a five-year unique provide settlement with Amaero, a producer of high-value refractory and titanium alloy powders, to spice up home entry to high-performance steel powders crucial for mission-driven industries like area and protection.
Beneath the settlement, Amaero turns into the unique provider of Niobium C103 and different refractory alloy powders – together with Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Zirconium – to Velo3D. The corporate may also act as a most well-liked provider for titanium alloy powders. Primarily based on manufacturing forecasts, Amaero expects to generate round $22 million in income over the contract interval, although precise figures will fluctuate with Velo3D’s output.
As a part of the collaboration, Velo3D will qualify Amaero’s spherical powders and develop proprietary print parameters tailor-made for its Sapphire line of 3D printers. These parameters – unique to Amaero’s supplies – will probably be included in machine licenses at no extra value, streamlining adoption for Velo3D’s buyer base. Notably, a Sapphire and a large-format Sapphire XC machine will probably be devoted to manufacturing utilizing Amaero’s powders.
Dr. Arun Jeldi, Velo3D’s CEO, known as the partnership a “milestone” in bolstering America’s home manufacturing resilience, citing rising demand for supplies able to performing in high-temperature, high-stress environments. “Growing print parameters in collaboration with Amaero is necessary for home high-value manufacturing, and it’s an necessary new marketplace for Velo3D.”
Hank J. Holland, Amaero’s Chairman and CEO, echoed the sentiment, emphasizing the function of re-shoring superior manufacturing capability in US industrial coverage. With $72 million in deliberate capital funding by FY2026, Amaero is scaling its atomization capability, together with the one EIGA Premium expertise put in within the US. “We stay up for collaborating with Dr. Arun Jeldi and the Velo3D staff to speed up adoption of steel 3D printing and to enhance the resiliency and scalability of home manufacturing.”
This partnership strengthens Velo3D’s supplies pipeline and in addition sends a transparent message: America is actively taking steps to reclaim management in next-gen manufacturing.
