Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing acquires Velo3D Sapphire XC printer

Velo3D, Inc (NYSE: VLD), a leader in metal additive manufacturing, announced that Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing (KAM) has purchased a Sapphire XC printer to expand its manufacturing capabilities and join the Velo3D Contract Manufacturer Network. This is KAM’s first purchase from Velo3D.

The Sapphire XC printer is calibrated to print a nickel-based superalloy used in the aerospace, defense and energy sectors. KAM purchased the Sapphire XC to print larger parts.

“Our customers are some of the most innovative companies in their industries and, as a result, they present some of the most complex manufacturing problems to solve—this is where KAM thrives,” said Brad Keselowski, Owner and Founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing. “We are continually investing in new technologies to provide the highest quality finished parts, which starts with additive manufacturing technology but also includes quality precision machining to a finished part. With our established processes and team, we feel confident that our Sapphire XC will allow us to serve new industries by increasing the physical size of the parts we can deliver. This will be our first Sapphire XC but as demand for these parts increases, we can easily add more printers to our fleet due to Velo3D’s machine-to-machine repeatability.”

Since its first shipment in the fourth quarter of 2021, the Sapphire XC has been popular at Velo3D. It can print parts up to 600 mm in diameter and 550 mm high. A 1-meter variant called the Sapphire XC 1MZ is also available. The regular Sapphire XC can be easily upgraded to the Sapphire XC 1MZ.

“With such extensive experience in engineering, simulation, and manufacturing mission critical metal parts, the KAM team is well equipped to put the full printing capabilities of the Sapphire XC to work,” said Dr. Zach Murphree, Velo3D Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development. “With an extensive client-base of innovative companies operating in many of the same industries we work with, Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing will see extensive utilization of their new metal additive manufacturing solution.”

Velo3D’s fully integrated solution simplifies the additive manufacturing process and integrates easily into standard manufacturing workflows. Velo3D customers can more easily scale up production to meet demand for their additively manufactured products. This is made possible by Velo3D’s ability to eliminate many of the variables common to traditional additive manufacturing solutions. Customers can easily add more printers to their fleet without extensive requalification.

Find out more about Velo3D at velo3d.com.

For more information about Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, please visit kamsolutions.com.