Divergent Technologies has partnered with Raytheon for naval systems engineering, utilizing the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) for digital manufacturing.
The technology helps maintain and upgrade critical systems by enabling the redesign of components, consolidating parts, and simplifying assembly.
It allows for scalable production without the need for dedicated tools or legacy supply chains, supporting faster development and easier adaptation for various missions.
“Our team’s success has demonstrated the power that a fully integrated digital production system brings to extend the life and volume of existing platforms and meet urgent operational needs,” stated Lukas Czinger, CEO of Divergent.
Within the collaboration, a decades-old design was adapted for scalable manufacturing in under five months, without relying on the original tooling or production setup.
“In a matter of months, we transformed a legacy blueprint into an optimized, digital-first design that was then manufactured as flight-ready hardware using a next generation, software-defined manufacturing process,” Czinger explained.
In another case, Divergent and Raytheon redesigned a legacy Raytheon effector, cutting the airframe’s part count by 80 percent.
Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon, stated that the initiative “shows how agile collaborations can accelerate capability delivery and has tremendous potential as we explore how we can apply it across the Raytheon portfolio.”
Divergent Adaptive Production System
DAPS starts with AI-powered engineering software that generates designs optimized for both performance and manufacturing limits.
The digital designs are sent directly to 3D printers, which produce individual structural nodes using alloys tailored to each application at industrial-scale speeds.
The process concludes with a fully software-driven robotic assembly system that connects the printed nodes into the final structure, eliminating the need for custom tools and enabling fast, flexible, and efficient production.
