Velo3D and Sandia National Laboratories are exploring part reliability, machine repeatability, and materials development as part of a five-year research partnership.
The two organisations signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) in January 2026.
A framework has been established to conduct joint research in metal additive manufacturing relevant to the defence industrial base and energy infrastructure. Terms have been set under which the two organisations may work together, with individual projects scoped under Project Task Assessments.
“Sandia has decades of experience answering some of the nation’s most challenging problems, with a diverse set of capabilities and areas of expertise,” said Arun Jeldi, CEO 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. This agreement is a starting point.”
The partnership will also focus on workforce development and technology transfer.
