HighDistributed Manufacturing and Part Qualification·2026-07-08
Velo3D and Mears Machine expand distributed advanced-manufacturing capacity
Velo3D and Mears Machine are expanding qualified additive-manufacturing capacity after Mears ordered a fifth Sapphire XC system for aviation, defence, energy and space programmes.
The Dataleo angle
The affected decision is whether additive manufacturing can become dependable production capacity rather than an emergency or prototyping option. Value requires stable material qualification, repeatable parameters and customer approval across multiple machines. The failure mode is expanding equipment capacity faster than the organisation can qualify parts, maintain process consistency and manage downstream inspection.
Velo3D / PR Newswire
