The new division will bring production-ready additive manufacturing capacity online in 2026, the company said.
TORRANCE, Calif.—Hadrian is an advanced manufacturing company focused on “building AI-powered factories for America.” In January, the company announced the launch of a dedicated division designed to deliver “scalable, production-ready additive manufacturing capacity for the U.S. Defense Industrial Base and allied partners,” the company said in a release.
The new division, Hadrian Additive, is reported to expand Hadrian’s Opus factory platform to include additive manufacturing systems that are built for qualification, repeatability, and sustained throughput. According to Hadrian, this will enable defense programs to move from validated designs into reliable, at-scale production.
“Initial additive manufacturing capacity is expected to come online in 2026 as part of Hadrian’s expanding U.S. factory footprint,” the release stated.
Hadrian Additive integrates additive manufacturing directly into the company’s existing factory model, allowing additive production to support mission-critical systems within a single, end-to-end manufacturing environment, the company said.
“America’s defense industrial base needs additive manufacturing that works in real production, not just in prototypes,” said Chris Power, founder and CEO of Hadrian, in the release. “We’re building this capacity the same way we build our factories—engineered for qualification, throughput, and speed—so critical programs can scale when it matters most.”
The division will be led by Hadrian Vice President of Additive Manufacturing, Matthew Parker. It will focus on “meeting the reliability, quality, and traceability requirements of defense and national security programs,” the release stated.
“Additive manufacturing only becomes strategic when it’s industrialized,” Parker said. “Hadrian Additive is designed as a production system from day one, integrated with our factory stack and capable of scaling as demand grows.”
According to Hadrian, its launch of Hadrian Additive builds on the company’s recent factory expansions and manufacturing initiatives, further strengthening domestic production capacity for priority defense programs.
Hadrian describes itself as a “next-generation manufacturing company” that is working to transform the U.S. industrial base by rapidly adding domestic manufacturing capacity through its highly automated factories. By integrating process engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics, the company seeks to strengthen American manufacturing capabilities and enable U.S. workers to compete globally.
“Hadrian’s mission is to enable space and defense manufacturers to produce domestically at scale, supporting production at every level, from individual components to full-scale programs,” the release stated.
The company currently operates three advanced manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 600,000 square feet. They include two sites in Torrance, California, and a newly launched facility in Arizona. Hadrian is actively developing additional production sites across the United States, the company said.