Velo3D and Sandia National Laboratories Sign Five-Year CRADA to Collaborate on Metal Additive Manufacturing
PR Newswire•03/11/2026•09:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Five-year CRADA signed with Sandia for joint metal additive manufacturing research
- ➤Research targets part reliability, cross-machine repeatability, materials, and workforce development
- ➤Individual Project Task Statements require separate scoping and approval under umbrella agreement
- ➤CRADA carries no guaranteed projects or funding, with research outcomes uncertain
Expert Statements
Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D
“Sandia has decades of experience answering some of the nation's most challenging problems, with a diverse set of capabilities and areas of expertise.”
Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D
“Metal additive manufacturing research, in combination with Sandia's other capabilities, offers a tremendous opportunity to advance the state of the technology, and working with its team gives us a rigorous research partner on the questions that matter most to programs moving parts into production at scale.”
Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D
“This agreement is a starting point.”
Velo3D and Sandia National Laboratories Sign Five-Year CRADA to Collaborate on Metal Additive Manufacturing PR Newswire
Five-year umbrella agreement formalizes the working relationship between the two organizations. Individual research projects are scoped and approved separately.
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