Rapid Production Solutions
Provider 
Founded 2014
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Transactional
Ownership Public

Rapid Production Solutions manufactures complex metal parts for aerospace, defense, and energy companies.
Rapid Production Solutions manufactures high-performance metal parts for engineers in aerospace, defense, energy, and other industries. It combines metal additive manufacturing with metrology, process control, and software to move designs from first articles to repeatable production.
Customers can use Velo3D's internal production capacity, integrate Sapphire XC printers into their own operations, or work with contract manufacturers. These production options help customers qualify parts and scale output while choosing how to organize their supply chains.
Agile Space Industries

Additive Manufacturing
agilespaceindustries.com
Desktop Metal

Desktop Metal — X-Series
desktopmetal.com
HP

HP Metal Jet
hp.com
| Attribute | Rapid Production Solutions | Additive Manufacturing | Desktop Metal — X-Series | HP Metal Jet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |||||
| Founded | 2014 | 2019 | 2015 | 1939 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise, Small Business | Consumers, Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | Transactional | Recurring | Recurring, Software, Transactional | Recurring, Software, Transactional | |
| Ownership | Public | Venture-backed | Public, Venture-backed | Public |
Provider 
Founded 2014
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2019
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2015
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Transactional
Ownership Public, Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 1939
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Transactional
Ownership Public


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