Aerospace Manufacturing

A new elixir for additive manufacturing?

According to Velo3D’s process engineering technologist, Suraj Rao, many industries are replacing aluminium–magnesium-silicon alloys, like F357 and AlSi10Mg, with Aheadd CP1 for a number of compelling reasons.

9th July 2024

Valiant Products purchases new Sapphire XC Printer from Velo3D

Velo3D has announced that Valiant Products has acquired a fully integrated metal 3D printing solution to expand its additive manufacturing capabilities for its aerospace customers.

15th November 2023

Velo3D appoints Keppler to its board of directors

Velo3D has appointed Adrian Keppler to its board of directors. Keppler has spent more than 15 years as a C-level executive in the additive manufacturing industry and his experience and leadership in the industry will help Velo3D increase adoption of its fully integrated solution in Europe and around the world.

1st August 2023

Avio purchases two metal 3D printers from Velo3D

Velo3D, a metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, has announced that Avio has purchased a Sapphire XC 1MZ printer and an original Sapphire printer to support the development and production of its propulsion systems and accelerate the advancement of the space industry.

23rd June 2023

Vertex orders additional Sapphire XC 3D printers from Velo3D

Velo3D, a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts has announced Vertex Manufacturing (a subsidiary of PrinterPrezz) has ordered two new Sapphire XC printers to complement its existing fleet and meet the demands of its customers.

15th November 2022

Aerospace manufacturer buys seven 3D printers from Velo3D

A Houston-based contract manufacturer has acquired seven additive manufacturing (AM) machines from Velo3D.

15th September 2022

Hermeus to build world's fastest aircraft with Velo3D Sapphire printers

Velo3D, a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, has announced Hermeus, a company developing hypersonic aircraft for defence and commercial applications, has acquired an original Sapphire and a large-format Sapphire XC that is designed for high-volume production.

2nd September 2022

3D-printed parts go hypersonic!

A team of researchers at Purdue University explain how they use Velo3D’s additive-manufactured injector components to create Mach 6 conditions for a ground-testing facility.

31st August 2022

Velo3D’s solution set to expand StarHagen’s additive capabilities

Velo3D has announced that StarHagen, a provider of high-quality production parts for aerospace companies, has joined the Velo3D Contract Manufacturer Network with the purchase of an end-to-end solution from the additive manufacturing technology company.

5th August 2022

Pratt & Whitney evaluates 3D printer for jet engine parts

Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, has acquired an end-to-end solution from Velo3D to evaluate its Sapphire printer for manufacturing production jet engine components.

13th July 2022

The proof is in the print

According to Velo3D’s founder and CEO, Benny Buller, removing the limitations of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) additive manufacturing can clear the way for deep innovation.

20th May 2022

Velo3D’s solution deployed in Lockheed Martin’s AM centre

Velo3D has announced Lockheed Martin is using Velo3D’s end-to-end additive manufacturing solution for its Additive Design & Manufacturing Centre, which pilot’s new additive manufacturing technologies for production deployments in Lockheed Martin’s Space division.

19th April 2022

Velo3D unveils Flow 3.0 to support large part print preparation

Velo3D, a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, has announced the release of its Flow 3.0 print preparation software.

29th March 2022

Chasing performance with additive manufacturing

Jon Porter, European business development director at VELO3D looks at how 3D printing affects the intriguing intersection of history, design intent, and technological hurdles common to the aerospace and Formula One racing industries.

15th October 2021

Launcher expands rocket engine part additive manufacturing

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) specialist Velo3D and Launcher, a developer of high-performance rockets for small satellites, are proving out the value of 3D printing for delivering satellites to orbit cost-effectively and with destination-orbit flexibility.

6th September 2021

Vertex selects VELO3D to meet 3D printed production-ready part demand

VELO3D, a leader in advanced additive manufacturing (AM) for high-value metal parts has announced that Vertex Manufacturing, a Cincinnati-based business providing CNC machining and manufacturing services from development through production, has selected VELO3D to help meet growing demand for 3D-printed ‘impossible’ metal parts.

30th June 2021

Primus Aerospace adopts VELO3D’s titanium AM system

Primus Aerospace, a manufacturing partner to aerospace, defence & space OEMs, has joined the VELO3D partner network with the purchase of a Ti6Al4V Sapphire metal additive manufacturing (AM) system.

18th March 2021

VELO3D selected for its 3D-printed aftermarket part solutions

VELO3D has announced that Chromalloy, a manufacturing and repair solutions provider for gas turbine engine manufacturers, recently selected the VELO3D Sapphire system as its additive manufacturing (AM) solution to significantly impact the economics of its future MRO projects in aviation and energy markets.

11th March 2021

VELO3D and Honeywell Aerospace form 3D printing partnership

VELO3D has formed a partnership with Honeywell to qualify its Sapphire system as a viable manufacturing platform for 3D printing aircraft components

24th February 2020

Velo3D ships 7th Sapphire printer to aerospace customer

Velo3D, an innovator in metal additive manufacturing (AM), has announced delivery of the seventh Sapphire printer to its largest production customer, which has already ordered a total of 12 systems in the past year.

4th December 2019

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