McLaren Automotive has announced a multi-year collaboration with California-based industrial digital manufacturing company, Divergent Technologies. The collaboration is intended to help McLaren further develop its use of additive manufacturing to design and manufacture complex designs into its vehicle architecture that enhance performance, while also achieving better manufacturing efficiencies and supporting a more sustainable supply chain.
Initially, McLaren Automotive will use Divergent’s Adaptive Production System (DAPS) to additively manufacture chassis components for its next-generation supercars, allowing McLaren to further reduce weight and improve dynamic performance.
The agreement marks the beginning of a relationship between the two companies, with the shared objective of furthering adoption of DAPS in the automotive industry to deliver transformational vehicle design and performance to customers.
“This technology will help us to further reduce weight in our complex structures, which will ultimately benefit the driving experience of our customers and support McLaren’s mission to push the boundaries of performance,” said Michael Leiters, CEO of McLaren Automotive.
