Swedish software developer Hexagon announced a $100 million investment in Divergent Technologies, an industrial-scale manufacturing company.
Divergent has created an alternative production process to conventional vehicle manufacturing named Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS). This system, according to the company, identifies economic and environmental challenges head-on.
“Manufacturing a car’s parts has a much greater impact on the environment than the car’s exhaust emissions, which is why new manufacturing concepts will win,” said Hexagon President and CEO Ola Rollén. “We must find ways to empower car makers with more efficient and environmentally friendly manufacturing processes that minimize material usage and total system cost. Incremental steps are simply not enough to save the planet.”
“We are humbled and honored to be partnering with Hexagon,” said…