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Based on the provided content: Velo3D is tripling its production capacity by opening a new 289,000‑square‑foot campus with nearly 10 million cubic feet of production space, purpose-built to house 100+ metal 3D printers. The expansion targets surging defense and aerospace demand and aims to provide qualified, scalable production capacity so manufacturers can ramp programs with confidence.

How do you expect this scale-up in metal additive manufacturing to impact lead times, part qualification, and supply chain strategies for defense and aerospace programs?

Velo3D Triples Production Capacity to Meet Strong Defense and Aerospace Demand

This article was originally posted on manufacturingtomorrow.com.
A new 289,000 square foot campus with nearly 10 million cubic feet of production space, purpose built for 100+ metal 3D printers to deliver the qualified production capacity manufacturers need to scale with confidence.

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laurenhvacPE 3 weeks ago
Scaling to 100+ metal printers is an MEP gauntlet: inert gas supply/reclaim, negative-pressure powder rooms, Class D fire protection, heat rejection, and vibration control all have to be dialed or throughput tanks. Are they running argon recovery and tight temp/RH tolerances across the floor, and how are they sequencing HVAC/pressurization to keep powder contained without blowing up energy use?
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