Divergent Technologies Unveils the Future of Metal 3D Printing

Divergent Technologies, a pioneer in adaptive manufacturing, is making waves in the defense and aerospace industries with its latest move: a massive new factory in Long Beach, California, equipped with 64 of its proprietary Monolith One 3D printers. The facility is designed to produce over 30,000 missile airframes annually — a scale that signals metal additive manufacturing has officially crossed from prototyping into high-volume production.

According to CEO Lukas Czinger, the company will begin 3D printing key structural components of the Tomahawk cruise missile starting next year. The Tomahawk, one of the U.S. military’s most widely used precision strike weapons, has historically relied on traditional subtractive manufacturing methods. Divergent’s approach replaces that with a digital-first workflow that eliminates fixed tooling and enables rapid reconfiguration for different missile programs.

The Monolith One: America’s Most Advanced Metal 3D Printer

At the heart of this transformation is the Monolith One, which Divergent describes as the most advanced industrial metal 3D printer in the United States. Built for continuous, high-throughput operations, the Monolith One can produce complex metal structures that would otherwise require dozens of separate machining steps and weeks of lead time.

The printer’s adaptive factory concept means the same production platform can switch between printing helicopter parts, luxury car chassis, and cruise missile airframes without retooling. This flexibility is exactly what defense contractors need in an era where supply chain resilience and speed-to-production are national security priorities.

8x Output Increase: Responding to Changing Demand

Divergent also unveiled new technology that increases its production output by eightfold. “We can respond to changing demand far more quickly,” Czinger told the New York Post. This capability is critical for the Pentagon, which has been pushing for faster production of munitions to replenish stockpiles depleted by global conflicts.

The company is involved with roughly a dozen cruise missile programs and has already demonstrated that 3D-printed airframes can achieve high-rate production. Its Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile, developed with CoAspire, is the first tip-to-tail 3D-printed metal airframe to reach production scale — featuring hundreds of miles of range and more than 100 pounds of payload capacity.

From Supercars to Missiles: Divergent’s Cross-Industry Reach

Founded in 2014 and based in Torrance, California, Divergent has built its reputation across multiple industries. The company 3D-printed structural components for the Bugatti Chiron hypercar and continues to serve automotive, aerospace, and defense clients. Its adaptive factory model — operating without fixed tooling — allows different products to be produced on the same platform, a radical departure from traditional manufacturing.

With the new Long Beach facility, Divergent is positioning itself as a key player in America’s industrial base modernization. The factory will focus on printing airframes and parts for some of the Pentagon’s highest-volume missile programs, addressing a critical gap in domestic manufacturing capacity.

What This Means for the 3D Printing Industry

Divergent’s expansion underscores a broader trend: metal additive manufacturing is no longer a niche prototyping tool. It is becoming a mainstream production method for mission-critical components in defense, aerospace, and automotive applications. The ability to produce 30,000+ missile airframes per year on a single platform demonstrates that 3D printing can compete with — and in some cases outperform — traditional manufacturing at scale.

For companies exploring custom 3D printing services, Divergent’s success offers a blueprint: invest in scalable hardware, build adaptive workflows, and target applications where speed, complexity, and flexibility provide genuine competitive advantages.

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Conclusion

Divergent Technologies is proving that metal 3D printing can scale to meet the demands of modern defense and industry. With its new Long Beach factory and Monolith One printers, the company is setting a new standard for what additive manufacturing can achieve. As the technology continues to mature, we can expect to see even more applications — from personalized consumer products to mission-critical military hardware — become viable for 3D printing production.

Sources: Breaking Defense, New York Post, Tectonic Defense, 3D Printing Industry