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Velo3D and Aurelia Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Next‑Generation Gas Turbine Systems
Velo3D and Aurelia Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Next‑Generation Gas Turbine Systems
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FREMONT, Calif. and KATY, Texas, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo3D, Inc. (NASDAQ: VELO) ("Velo3D" or the "Company"), a leader in additive manufacturing ("AM") technology known for transforming aerospace and defense supply chains through world-class metal additive manufacturing, and Aurelia Technologies, a developer of highly efficient and fuel‑flexible small‑scale gas turbines, today announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing the use of additive manufacturing in next‑generation gas turbine systems. The partnership supports Aurelia's broader continuous‑improvement strategy, one centered on design consolidation, faster iteration, supply chain resilience, and long‑term cost reduction.The collaboration is important for Velo3D as it underscores the expanding role of additive manufacturing in advanced energy and propulsion systems. By partnering with an innovative turbine developer like Aurelia Technologies, Velo3D further demonstrates how its technology can accelerate product development, unlock greater design freedom, overcome traditional manufacturing constraints and strengthen resilient domestic supply chains.Aurelia's Engineering‑Led Decision to Adopt Additive ManufacturingAs Aurelia continues to improve its turbine platforms, additive manufacturing has emerged as a practical tool to simplify designs, reduce part counts, and improve robustness in high‑temperature, high‑stress environments. Rather than pursuing complexity, Aurelia is using additive manufacturing to consolidate traditionally multi‑part assemblies into fewer, more integrated components, reducing fasteners, joints, tolerancing stack‑ups, and long‑term maintenance risk."Additive manufacturing allows us to simplify designs, reduce failure points, and move faster while staying grounded in proven turbomachinery fundamentals and materials science," said Karol Hricisak, PE, Director of Technology at Aurelia Technologies.Partnership Scope and Technical FocusUnder the partnership, the companies are collaborating on a phased additive manufacturing program that includes component feasibility evaluation, material and process development, and progression toward qualification and low‑rate initial production using Velo3D's Sapphire XC platform.Initial efforts focus on evaluating where additive manufacturing can deliver tangible benefits in performance, lead time, and manufacturability across s...