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Leading Global Contract Manufacturer Mears Machine Acquires 2 Sapphire XC Systems – Systems to be Dedicated to Defense and Aerospace Industries
Additional Orders from Leaders in the Defense and Space Industries
Company Provides Preliminary First Quarter 2024 Revenue, Gross Margin, and Operating Expense Estimates
Velo3D, Inc. ((VLD), a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, today announced it has received purchase orders totaling $27 million since mid-December 2023. These orders include the purchase of 2 Sapphire XC systems by Mears Machine, a leading global contract manufacturer, where the systems will be dedicated to supplying parts for their defense and aerospace initiatives. The company ended the first quarter of 2024 with bookings of $17 million and the company's backlog at the end of the first quarter was $23 million, with system deliveries expected to start in the second quarter of 2024.
"These new orders reflect continued customer confidence in our technology and reinforces the success of our new go to market strategy, especially in the Defense and Space industries," said Brad Kreger, CEO of Velo3D. "We are also very encouraged to see that our renewed focus on system reliability and customer success is yielding results as more than 50% of these orders are from existing customers. We are also pleased to welcome Mears Machine as a customer as they look to utilize our industry-leading capabilities to accelerate metal AM deployment in the aerospace and defense industries."
"Finally, I would like to reiterate that our strong bookings reflect the value of our technology, given its ability to accelerate innovation for customers, meaningfully improve lead time for mission-critical parts, and streamline the process of scaling to volume production when compared to conventional metal 3D printers."
The company also provided preliminary company estimates for the first quarter of 2024, based on the information and data currently available:
The company has not completed the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The preliminary, unaudited results presented in this press release as of and for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 are based on current expectations and are subject to adjustment, as the company completes the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024. These preliminary, unaudited results are not a comprehensive statement of the company's financial results for these periods and should not be viewed as a substitute for financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results may differ materially from those disclosed in this press release.
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