{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"146478","rtpr_id":"nPn1dXHwCa-20260917","ticker":"VELO","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["VELO"],"title":"Velo3D Joins GIDEP, Adding a Quality and Supply-Chain Resource for Defense Programs","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-17T13:00:07.491Z","article_body":"Velo3D Joins GIDEP, Adding a Quality and Supply-Chain Resource for Defense Programs\nPR Newswire\n\nFREMONT, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026\n\nAdvancing Trust in Mission-Critical Manufacturing\n\nFREMONT, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo3D, Inc. (Nasdaq: VELO), a\nleader in advanced metal additive manufacturing technology, today announced\nthat it is now a participating member of the Government-Industry Data Exchange\nProgram (GIDEP). Participation supports Velo3D's existing quality, reliability\nand supply-chain risk-management processes for its defense manufacturing\nactivities.\n\nGIDEP is a cooperative information-sharing program between the U.S. government\nand industry that provides participating organizations access to critical\ntechnical, quality, reliability and supply-chain information. The program\nhelps members identify potential issues, reduce risk and improve the\nperformance and reliability of products supporting government and defense\nprograms.\n\n\"Trust and reliability are essential when producing parts for mission-critical\ndefense applications,\" said Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. \"GIDEP gives Velo3D\naccess to critical information shared across government and industry,\ncomplementing the quality and risk-management processes that support our\ndefense manufacturing activities.\"\n\nVelo3D supports U.S. defense manufacturing through its Sapphire® family of\nlarge-format metal additive manufacturing systems and Rapid Production\nSolutions (RPS), which provide production capabilities for complex,\nmission-critical metal components. GIDEP membership adds another resource for\ninformation sharing and risk management across Velo3D's defense manufacturing\nactivities.\n\nAbout Velo3D\n\nVelo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company that enables customers to\nbuild mission-critical metal parts. The fully integrated solution includes the\nFlow™ print preparation software, the Sapphire® family of printers and the\nAssure™ quality control system — all powered by Velo3D's Intelligent\nFusion® manufacturing process. Learn more at velo3d.com\n(https://www.velo3d.com/) .\n\nVelo, Velo3D, Sapphire and Intelligent Fusion are registered trademarks of\nVelo3D, Inc. Flow and Assure are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis release contains forward-looking statements under Section 27A of the\nSecurities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\nincluding statements about the anticipated benefits of Velo3D's participation\nin GIDEP. Actual results could differ materially because of, among other\nthings, Velo3D's ability to realize any benefit from participation, its\nability to satisfy the program's participation requirements, and demand from\ndefense customers, together with the factors described under \"Risk Factors\" in\nVelo3D's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC.\nThese statements speak only as of today's date, and Velo3D undertakes no\nobligation to update them except as required by law.\n\nInvestor Relations:\nHayden IR\nJames Carbonara\njames@haydenir.com (mailto:james@haydenir.com)\n\nMedia Contact:\nVelo3D\npress@velo3d.com (mailto:press@velo3d.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/velo3d-joins-gidep-adding-a-quality-and-supply-chain-resource-for-defense-programs-302881428.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/velo3d-joins-gidep-adding-a-quality-and-supply-chain-resource-for-defense-programs-302881428.html)\n\nSOURCE Velo3D, Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1637468/Velo3D-Logo.jpg?id=OA2953975\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn1dXHwCa-20260917","title":"Velo3D Joins GIDEP, Adding a Quality and Supply-Chain Resource for Defense Programs","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"VELO","created":"2026-09-17T13:00:07.491Z","tickers":["VELO"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Velo3D Joins GIDEP, Adding a Quality and Supply-Chain Resource for Defense Programs\nPR Newswire\n\nFREMONT, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026\n\nAdvancing Trust in Mission-Critical Manufacturing\n\nFREMONT, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo3D, Inc. (Nasdaq: VELO), a\nleader in advanced metal additive manufacturing technology, today announced\nthat it is now a participating member of the Government-Industry Data Exchange\nProgram (GIDEP). Participation supports Velo3D's existing quality, reliability\nand supply-chain risk-management processes for its defense manufacturing\nactivities.\n\nGIDEP is a cooperative information-sharing program between the U.S. government\nand industry that provides participating organizations access to critical\ntechnical, quality, reliability and supply-chain information. The program\nhelps members identify potential issues, reduce risk and improve the\nperformance and reliability of products supporting government and defense\nprograms.\n\n\"Trust and reliability are essential when producing parts for mission-critical\ndefense applications,\" said Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. \"GIDEP gives Velo3D\naccess to critical information shared across government and industry,\ncomplementing the quality and risk-management processes that support our\ndefense manufacturing activities.\"\n\nVelo3D supports U.S. defense manufacturing through its Sapphire® family of\nlarge-format metal additive manufacturing systems and Rapid Production\nSolutions (RPS), which provide production capabilities for complex,\nmission-critical metal components. GIDEP membership adds another resource for\ninformation sharing and risk management across Velo3D's defense manufacturing\nactivities.\n\nAbout Velo3D\n\nVelo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company that enables customers to\nbuild mission-critical metal parts. The fully integrated solution includes the\nFlow™ print preparation software, the Sapphire® family of printers and the\nAssure™ quality control system — all powered by Velo3D's Intelligent\nFusion® manufacturing process. Learn more at velo3d.com\n(https://www.velo3d.com/) .\n\nVelo, Velo3D, Sapphire and Intelligent Fusion are registered trademarks of\nVelo3D, Inc. Flow and Assure are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis release contains forward-looking statements under Section 27A of the\nSecurities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\nincluding statements about the anticipated benefits of Velo3D's participation\nin GIDEP. Actual results could differ materially because of, among other\nthings, Velo3D's ability to realize any benefit from participation, its\nability to satisfy the program's participation requirements, and demand from\ndefense customers, together with the factors described under \"Risk Factors\" in\nVelo3D's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC.\nThese statements speak only as of today's date, and Velo3D undertakes no\nobligation to update them except as required by law.\n\nInvestor Relations:\nHayden IR\nJames Carbonara\njames@haydenir.com (mailto:james@haydenir.com)\n\nMedia Contact:\nVelo3D\npress@velo3d.com (mailto:press@velo3d.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/velo3d-joins-gidep-adding-a-quality-and-supply-chain-resource-for-defense-programs-302881428.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/velo3d-joins-gidep-adding-a-quality-and-supply-chain-resource-for-defense-programs-302881428.html)\n\nSOURCE Velo3D, Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1637468/Velo3D-Logo.jpg?id=OA2953975\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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