Velo3D Opens Large Metal AM Facility in California

Velo3D is expanding its manufacturing operations with a new 288,747-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Livermore, California. The company states the site offers nearly 10 million cubic feet of production space and is equipped to house over 40 large-format metal 3D printing systems at its launch, with infrastructure planned to scale to more than 100.

Considered by Velo3D to be one of North America's largest metal additive manufacturing buildouts, this expansion is intended to substantially increase production capabilities and better support customer needs for both prototyping and production.

The new Livermore Production Campus is slated to become operational later this year and will serve as Velo3D's central production and manufacturing hub. This facility will complement the company's existing Fremont headquarters, which will continue to function as a center for research and development, applications engineering, process development, customer collaboration, prototyping, and qualification activities.

With these two facilities, Velo3D aims to establish a manufacturing ecosystem enabling customers to progress from concept to production with a single partner. The Livermore site will also be utilized for machine manufacturing, in-house post-processing, and the production of mission-critical components at scale. Velo3D's leadership highlighted the expansion as a response to growing customer demand for production-scale additive manufacturing, moving beyond prototyping and qualification, and seeking partners to help scale production and strengthen supply chains.