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Velo3D Opens 289,000-Square-Foot Facility in California, Tripling Metal Additive Manufacturing Capacity
2026-06-30
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U.S. metal additive manufacturing company Velo3D is opening a new production facility in Livermore, California, to meet growing demand from the aerospace and defense sectors. The 289,000-square-foot factory—roughly the size of five American football fields—includes 270,000 square feet of manufacturing space with ceiling heights exceeding 36 feet. Initially equipped with more than 40 Velo3D metal 3D printers, the facility's infrastructure is designed to scale to over 100 systems. The new plant focuses on serial production, while the Fremont headquarters continues to support R&D, application engineering, and qualification. Over the past six months, Velo3D has secured a $32.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, signed a CRADA agreement with the U.S. Army DEVCOM, and won a $11.5 million multi-year production contract from a prime defense contractor. Velo3D states that the new facility will be among the largest advanced metal additive manufacturing environments in North America.
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Velo3D在加州开设28.9万平方英尺工厂，金属增材制造产能提升三倍
美国金属增材制造公司Velo3D将在加利福尼亚州利弗莫尔开设一座新的生产设施，以应对航空航天与国防领域的需求增长。新工厂占地28.9万平方英尺——约相当于五个美式橄榄球场——包括27万平方英尺的制造空间，净高超过36英尺。初期将部署超过40台Velo3D金属3D打印机，基础设施可扩展至100台以上系统。新工厂聚焦批量化生产，弗里蒙特总部继续用于研发、应用工程和资格认证。过去六个月内，公司获得美国国防部3260万美元合同、与美军DEVCOM签署CRADA协议、并获国防一级承包商1150万美元多年生产合同。Velo3D表示，新设施将成为北美最大的先进金属增材制造环境之一。