硅谷VELO3Dhas just announced that it has received a $20M order for a number of its metal LB-PBF 3D printers. The order came from an existing unnamed aerospace customer and is now VELO’s largest order to date in the company’s two year history.
本尼·布勒，，，，founder and CEO of VELO3D, stated: “This significant order validates that VELO3D’s SupportFree process is production-ready. Our recent successes across various industrial sectors show that many OEMs and contract manufacturers are adapting their supply chain to meet the demands of manufacturing mission-critical components. Design freedom, agile production, and quality assurance are requirements that VELO3D is uniquely positioned to meet.”
支持3D打印
Velo以其获得专利的免费支持过程而自豪，声称通过智能地减少复杂的通道，浅悬垂和低角度的支持来使几何自由。全包装的Velo投资组合由公司的流动打印准备软件，蓝宝石metal PBF printer, and the保证质量保证和公关ocess control system.
蓝宝石打印机能够为各种应用制造生产级钛，inconel和铝制零件。功能包括双1kW激光设置和315 x 400毫米构建室。该打印机还设有非接触式重新配置器，以降低零件碰撞和原位计量传感器的风险，以洞悉零件中各层的构建质量。
Stockpiling capital
最近几个月，Velo在各个一轮的筹款活动中筹集了大量资本。它始于4月，当时该公司设法提高了$ 2800万的D系列资金。该回合中最大的投资来自风险投资公司Piva，，，，with several smaller contributions from增体，，，，太极拳Nippon Sanso Corp，，，，Bessemer Venture Partners，，，，Playground，，，，andKhosla冒险。More recently,Velo筹集了额外的1200万美元，，，，bringing the running total to $150M over the company’s lifespan.
布雷尔总结说：“我们很高兴看到多个行业领导者的这种兴趣，他们利用我们的解决方案克服了对其业务的复杂挑战，并将在未来几周内宣布更多有关此事的问题。”
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Featured image shows VELO3D’s Sapphire 3D printer. Photo via VELO3D.
