VELO3D AND MEARS EXPAND CAPABILITIES WITH DEDICATED U.S. CU-NI PRODUCTION
Key Highlights
- ➤Mears ordered its sixth Velo3D Sapphire XC system for dedicated Cu-Ni production
- ➤New system adds in-house copper-nickel printing for marine and offshore applications
- ➤Mears targets vertically integrated Cu-Ni services from design through final inspection
- ➤Existing fleet supports Inconel 718, Haynes 282 and CP1 aluminum programs
Expert Statements
Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D
“The test of production additive manufacturing is whether a customer can qualify once and then continue adding capacity and materials as demand grows”
Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D
“Mears' purchase of its sixth Sapphire XC system demonstrates that kind of confidence in the platform. With five systems already producing parts in nickel superalloys and aluminum, Mears is now dedicating a new Sapphire XC to copper-nickel, bringing a material critical to shipyards and offshore industries into production right here in the United States.”
James Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer of Mears Machine Corporation
“Following a period of market, product and technical analysis, our move into copper-nickel additive manufacturing is a strategic decision”
James Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer of Mears Machine Corporation
“We are building a vertically integrated Cu-Ni supply chain solution for the industry, with the ability to take a customer from additive design support through additive manufacturing, machining and final inspection—all within one facility. That changes the customer experience significantly by reducing handoffs, shortening the manufacturing chain and giving customers a single accountable partner from concept through finished hardware. For the markets we are targeting, our existing medium-to-large format machining capability is also very well matched to the size and geometry of the components' our customers need.”
VELO3D AND MEARS EXPAND CAPABILITIES WITH DEDICATED U.S. CU-NI PRODUCTION PR Newswire
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo3D, Inc. (Nasdaq: VELO) ("Velo3D"), a metal 3D printing technology company that enables customers to build mission-critical metal parts, today announced that Mears Machine Corporation ("Mears"), an Indianapolis-based precision machining and metal additive manufacturing company, has ordered a sixth Velo3D Sapphire® XC system. The new system will be dedicated to copper-nickel (CuNi), giving Mears in-house capability to print parts in an alloy family that has historically been cast.
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