VELO3D declares James Shih as VP of Provide Chain Administration
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VELO3D declares James Shih as VP of Provide Chain Administration



VELO3D has appointed James Shih as its Vice President of Provide Chain Administration because it seems to be to satisfy the demand for its steel 3D printing methods.

His major accountability within the position will probably be to construct robust provide chains for its Sapphire Programs, together with mechanical elements, electronics and supplies used within the printing course of. 

Previous to becoming a member of VELO3D, Shih was a Director of Provide Chain Administration at Bloom Vitality, whereas he additionally held roles at Logitech’s and Foxconn’s manufacturing services in provide chain, programme administration and enterprise growth. In these roles, Shih is alleged to have developed experience in ‘strategic sourcing, value/price evaluation, quantifying value-added manufacturing, and contract renew.’

As he joins VELO3D, Shih will deal with directing, planning and advocating all points of VELO3D’s provide chain, whereas additionally being answerable for guaranteeing wholesome inventories throughout the corporate’s manufacturing and distributing services. Moreover, he’ll work with prospects to assist VELO3D’s broader buyer satisfaction effort.

“Firms which might be doubling or tripling their progress in a single calendar 12 months encounter a novel set of provide chain challenges that require progressive, strategic options,” commented Shih. “We estimate the present addressable marketplace for additive manufacturing is greater than $2 billion and that can develop as machine and manufacturing prices lower attributable to economies of scale. For VELO3D to Makena important affect out there, and to satisfy its progress targets, we’ll want robust provide chain companions and I sit up for addressing these challenges.”

“Firms are persevering with to rethink how they arrange their provide chain ecosystems to make sure they’ve contingency plans to safe obligatory supplies by means of a number of trusted suppliers,” added VELO3D CEO Benny Buller. “We’re lucky to have James be a part of us with 20 years of expertise in electronics, know-how and power sectors, in addition to a historical past of working with suppliers all over the world. By bringing him on to guide our provide chain efforts, we will poise ourselves for progress by constructing wholesome, sustainable provide chains.”


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