Velo3D Strengthens Technology and Operations Leadership to Advance Production at Scale
Velo3D (VELO) appointed Vic Fryzel as Executive Vice President, Technology, and Robert Purnell as Senior Director, Operations to enhance production at its Forge 1 Livermore Production Campus in California.
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Velo3D (VELO) appointed Vic Fryzel as Executive Vice President, Technology, and Robert Purnell as Senior Director, Operations to enhance production at its Forge 1 Livermore Production Campus in California.
Fryzel, who has over 20 years of experience at Carbon, Meta, Lyft and Google, will oversee Velo3D’s technology roadmap across hardware, software, materials, automation, process engineering, data and artificial intelligence, with a focus on platform reliability, repeatability and production economics. Purnell, who has led manufacturing operations at Boeing, FormFactor and SpaceX’s Starlink and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, will lead Forge 1 teams and operating systems for safety, quality and delivery performance, supporting the company’s Rapid Production Solutions offering.
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Historical Context
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Reported the Livermore campus launch and expected manufacturing capacity to triple later in 2026.
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Opened Forge 1, designed to support more than 40 large-format metal additive systems.
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Vic Fryzel and Robert Purnell bring complementary expertise in platform performance and manufacturing execution at Forge 1
"Expanding capacity is only part of our strategy. We also need the technology and operating discipline to turn that capacity into dependable customer delivery," said Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. "Vic is focused on platform reliability, repeatability and production economics, while Robert is focused on manufacturing readiness, quality and execution. Together, they connect our technology with how we manufacture and deliver for customers."
Fryzel brings more than 20 years of experience building and scaling complex hardware and software systems at Carbon, Meta, Lyft and Google. At Velo3D, he oversees the technology roadmap across hardware, software, materials, automation, process engineering, data and artificial intelligence.
"Metal additive has already proven its ability to produce extraordinary parts. The next chapter is making production more reliable, repeatable and economically compelling at scale," said Fryzel. "My focus is connecting our technology, software and data to improve performance today while building for greater scale."
Purnell brings experience scaling manufacturing operations across aerospace and semiconductors, with leadership roles at Boeing Co., FormFactor Inc. and SpaceX's Starlink, as well as service in the
"We protect our people, which is safety. We protect our product, which is quality. And we protect our customers, which is delivery. In that order," said Purnell. "Without the first two, delivery is impossible."
Their work also supports Velo3D's Rapid Production Solutions offering, which provides customers access to production capabilities without requiring them to establish their own printer operations.
About Velo3D
Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company that enables customers to build mission-critical metal parts. The fully integrated solution includes the Flow™ print preparation software, the Sapphire® family of printers, and the Assure™ quality control system—all powered by Velo3D's Intelligent Fusion® manufacturing process. Learn more at velo3d.com.
Velo, Velo3D, Sapphire and Intelligent Fusion are registered trademarks of Velo3D, Inc. Flow and Assure are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
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