Divergent Technologies Secures its AM-based Business Model by Signing a long-term Service Level Agreement for the entire SLM® NXG XII 600 fleet
At the conclusion of 2022, an installed base of six SLM® NXG XII 600s will support the series production demands of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS™). To secure production output, Divergent and SLM Solutions signed a long-term Service Level Agreement ensuring machine uptime.
Lübeck, Germany, August 30th, 2022. SLM Solutions Group AG ("SLM Solutions," "SLM" or the "Company") working with Divergent Technologies as the global leader driving advancement of economical serial production for complex structures in the automotive and defense sectors. Its end-to-end digital production system for design, manufacturing and assembly, DAPS™, incorporates additive manufacturing to unleash innovation in the automotive industry, making vehicles lighter, more energy efficient and less capital intensive to produce. Since 2017, Divergent and SLM have worked together as joint development partners.
Over the last years, the LPBF-based AM industry has shifted from research activities and production of single parts towards a serial production environment. To serve this industry properly, SLM Solutions has defined a new type of Service Level Agreement (SLA) which is based on the secured technical availability of the NXG XII 600 machines, as well as the residual machine portfolio.
Divergent Technologies and SLM Solutions have signed an availability-based SLA covering all 6 NXG XII 600 assets ensuring a machine uptime with a dedicated Field Service Engineer to be onsite. Kevin Czinger, Founder and CEO of Divergent, commented: “After years of intensive joint development that made series production a reality, we have now secured the production output commitment for our fleet of NXG XII 600 by signing this Service Level Agreement.” Gerhard Bierleutgeb, Chief Operating Officer of SLM Solutions, highlights that “The NXG XII 600 is designed to produce serial production for highly complex applications as well as for printing large parts. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to provide our customer base a white-glove service commitment to allow them to facilitate the machine according to their need. No idle printers here.”
The NXG XII 600 is a state-of-the-art system ideal for industrial serial production of complex components. It contains twelve 1000W lasers and the industry's largest build envelope of 600x600x600mm³, which enables the production of large-scale components that were previously unable to be made.
Divergent’s initial factory deployment will involve the production of thousands of complex, automatically assembled structures, which will be hitting the road over the next two years. This will be followed by the scale-up of its advanced facilities, specially designed for sustainable production using DAPS™, including “fab-less” vehicle manufacturing, which will begin with the fully homologated Czinger Vehicles 21C hypercar.
About Divergent Technologies
Divergent harnesses additive manufacturing to unleash innovation in automotive manufacturing. Their breakthrough technology platform transforms the economics and environmental impact of designing and manufacturing complex structures such as cars. Divergent’s planet-saving manufacturing approach can be used for volume manufacturing without costly, traditional tooling and capital expenses, enabling manufacturers to quickly iterate and invent new vehicle models for competitive advantage.
For more information, please visit www.divergent3d.com
About Czinger
Czinger (pronounced "zinger”, with a silent c) is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2019 and named after its Founder and CEO, Kevin Czinger, the pathbreaking performance brand is built around a core ethos of using revolutionary technology to create vehicles that have dominating performance and iconic design.
For more information, please visit www.czinger.com
About SLM Solutions
SLM Solutions is a global provider of integrated metal additive manufacturing solutions. Leading the industry since its inception, it continues to drive the future of metal AM in every major industry with its customers’ long-term success at its core. SLM Solutions is home to the world’s fastest metal additive manufacturing machines boasting up to 12 lasers and enabling build rates up to 1000ccm/h. With a portfolio of systems to suit every customer's needs, along with its team of experts closely collaborating at every stage of the process, SLM Solutions leads the way on return on investment with maximum efficiency, productivity, and profitability. SLM Solutions believes that additive manufacturing is the future of manufacturing and has the desire and capability to take its customers there – right now.
SLM Solutions is a publicly traded company headquartered in Germany, with subsidiaries in Canada, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States.
Further information is available on www.slm-solutions.com