Velo3D to triple production capacity with new Livermore facility
Velo3D, Inc, headquartered in Fremont, California, USA, has announced plans to open a new 26,800 m² production facility in Livermore, California, expected to triple the company’s production capacity. The facility is scheduled to become operational later this year and will serve as Velo3D’s primary manufacturing site.
The company’s headquarters in Fremont will remain dedicated to research and development, applications engineering, process development, customer collaboration, prototyping, and qualification.
The addition will significantly increase the company’s manufacturing capacity and, according to Velo3D, support growing demand as its metal Additive Manufacturing transitions from prototyping and qualification to production. The two facilities will enable customers to progress from concept development and qualification through to production within a single manufacturing network.
The new facility has been designed to accommodate more than forty large-format metal AM machines initially, with infrastructure capable of supporting over one hundred machines as demand increases.
The site will also provide capacity for machine assembly, in-house post-processing and production-scale manufacture of mission-critical components. Velo3D stated that these capabilities are intended to reduce barriers to adoption, accelerate qualification programmes, strengthen supply chains and support production-scale metal AM.
“This expansion is a reflection of the increasing demand we are seeing from customers who want to move beyond prototyping and qualification into production,” stated Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D. “Our customers are looking for more than technology: they are looking for a trusted partner that can help them qualify applications, scale production, strengthen supply chains, and accelerate innovation.”
The expansion also supports Velo3D’s manufacturing strategy, which combines its metal AM technology, Rapid Production Solutions (RPS), engineering services and distributed manufacturing network. According to the company, this approach enables customers to access production capacity and qualification support without substantial upfront capital investment.
“We believe Additive Manufacturing should be accessible, scalable, and production-ready,” said Michelle Sidwell, Chief Revenue Officer of Velo3D. “Customers are increasingly seeking flexible ways to adopt Additive Manufacturing without the burden of significant upfront investment or manufacturing risk. Through our technology, Rapid Production Solutions, engineering expertise, and distributed manufacturing network, we help customers move confidently from qualification into production while improving supply chain resilience and accelerating time to market.”
The Livermore facility is expected to support increasing demand for US domestic manufacturing capacity across the aerospace, defence and energy sectors. Combined with the company’s Fremont headquarters, the two campuses are expected to house a total of 125 metal AM machines.
