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The Man Behind the 3D Printed Supercar

by | Jul 19, 2022

Summary

Automation Alley’s Executive Director and CEO, Tom Kelly, is joined by Kevin Czinger, the Founder and CEO of Czinger Vehicles and Divergent 3D, for a four-part discussion. Czinger’s California-based startup was one of the first to develop a solution for designing and 3D printing car chassis. And now, Divergent is racing to new heights—successfully raising $160 million to 3D print a supercar. What’s more, the company is combining generative design and additive manufacturing in a complete end-to-end modular digital factory for complex structures!

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