Vertex Manufacturing selects VELO3D to meet Growing Demand for 3D Printing Production-Ready Metal Parts

By OEM Update Editorial July 2, 2021 3:44 pm IST

Cincinnati-based advanced manufacturer and full-service machining shop expands support for production programs with its first VELO3D Sapphire® intelligent additive manufacturing solution.

VELO3D Inc., one of the leaders in advanced additive manufacturing (AM) for high-value metal parts, recently announced that Vertex Manufacturing, a Cincinnati-based business providing CNC machining and manufacturing services from development through production, has selected VELO3D to help meet growing demand for 3D-printed “impossible” metal parts.

Vertex was born out of the desire of AM pioneers Greg Morris, Steve Rengers and Tim Warden, previously of Morris Technologies Inc. (MTI), to leverage their advanced manufacturing and technology backgrounds to help companies solve some of their most difficult problems. Vertex is AS9100, ISO13485 and ITAR registered and certified.

Greg Morris, co-founder and CEO, Vertex Manufacturing said, “With unique technology providing the capability to create production parts that would be impractical or impossible using other methods, our new additive manufacturing solution from VELO3D means customers will have even more freedom to design and engineer some of the most complex geometries imaginable.”

“This is the essence of why Steve, Tim and I started Vertex Manufacturing – to help customers leverage the most advanced manufacturing technologies and push the boundaries of what is possible, Morris adds.

Benny Buller, founder and CEO, VELO3D said, “At VELO3D we help innovators like Vertex accelerate the future of manufacturing, not just for their customers, but to benefit all of humanity. This new partnership speaks to the real and transformational capabilities VELO3D is bringing to metal additive manufacturing.”

Vertex will take delivery of its first full-stack VELO3D Sapphire solution later this month, which will be set up to print metal parts in Inconel 718, a nickel-based superalloy known for its superb tensile strength when subjected to extreme pressure and heat. It will be installed alongside other advanced manufacturing systems such as a top-of-the-line Makino a61nx CNC machining centre. Vertex said it plans to add additional VELO3D solutions in the future based on feedback from existing customers who value the quality, efficiency and productivity benefits.