Velo3D, Inc. (NASDAQ: VELO), an industry leading metal additive manufacturing company has been awarded a $9.8 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptability (JAMA) Pilot Parts Program, an initiative aimed at accelerating adoption of additively manufactured components across Department of War sustainment operations.

The contract establishes a flexible acquisition pathway enabling DLA to procure qualified additively manufactured components to support readiness requirements across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

Under the award, Velo3D will deploy its industrial-scale Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) manufacturing capability and Rapid Production Solution (RPS) framework to produce complex metal components that have historically faced long lead times, diminished manufacturing sources, or limited domestic supplier availability.

"Additive manufacturing provides the Department of War with a powerful tool to improve supply chain responsiveness and reduce sustainment risk," said Dr. Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D. "Through this contract, Velo3D worldclass technology is supporting DLA's efforts to expand qualified additive manufacturing capacity and transition advanced manufacturing technologies into operational sustainment environments."

The JAMA Pilot Parts Program seeks to establish repeatable technical qualifications and procurement pathways for additively manufactured spare and replacement parts. The initiative supports broader Department of War efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience, address obsolescence challenges in legacy systems, and enable faster delivery of mission-critical components to operational units.

Defense logistics leaders have increasingly identified additive manufacturing as a key enabler for distributed manufacturing, reduced inventory dependence, and improved readiness across geographically dispersed forces.

Velo3D's Rapid Production Solution integrates advanced additive manufacturing systems, application engineering expertise, and distributed production capacity designed to support manufacturing requirements ranging from initial part qualification through sustained production and surge demand scenarios.

All Velo3D Sapphire® printers are assembled in the United States and capable of printing parts up to 600mm in diameter and one meter in height repeatably across the entire fleet of Velo3D Sapphire® printers. This advancement significantly expands addressable applications, enabling larger part production while offering the many benefits of LPBF technology, such as higher fidelity printing and Velo3D's best in class layer-by-layer in-situ process monitoring.

 

Source: prnewswire.com

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