Triumph and Divergent Announce Qualification of Manned Aircraft Component for Production
LOS ANGELES and RADNOR, Pa., June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Triumph Group, Inc. (TRIUMPH) (NYSE:TGI) and Divergent Technologies, Inc. (Divergent) announced a partnership to qualify multiple critical manned aircraft components manufactured with the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS™), marking a significant milestone in bringing advanced digital manufacturing technologies into production for high-performance aerospace applications.
The components, which play a critical role in flight safety, are undergoing rigorous testing and validation protocols. Each will be certified by an empowered regulatory authority for use on a high-performance aircraft, validating the growing adoption of additive manufacturing for mission-critical aerospace applications. The speed that the partnership has demonstrated in requalifying the components further highlights the strength of Divergent's capabilities to resolve supply chain constraints posed by legacy manufacturing methods such as casting.
TRIUMPH's gearbox component design, engineering, prototyping, and qualification process leveraged Divergent's fully digital toolchain, ultimately delivering first-time-right, production-fidelity structures for testing and enabling a seamless transition to production. DAPS™ is an end-to-end engineering design and manufacturing system leveraging AI-driven design, industrial-rate additive manufacturing, and universal robotic assembly to deliver structures that are faster to develop, higher performance, and lower cost than their conventionally designed and manufactured alternatives. TRIUMPH is identifying applications across multiple product lines where TGI and Divergent can partner and implement these 4th gen manufacturing processes.
"This qualification process of safety critical components for manned aircraft represents a significant step forward in our mission to transform the global industrial base with fully digital, adaptive engineering and manufacturing," commented Lukas Czinger, President & Chief Executive Officer of Divergent. "DAPS™ is capable of rapidly delivering demanding aerospace applications that require the highest levels of performance and reliability."
"The partnership with Divergent enables TRIUMPH to meaningfully accelerate capabilities for our customers," said Pete Gibson, President of TRIUMPH Geared Solutions. "Developing additive manufacturing solutions to support new designs, active production programs and aftermarket, we are working together with velocity, to jointly validate and qualify key structural components through extensive test campaigns for aerospace applications, positioning both companies at the forefront of this manufacturing revolution. "
The program will see approximately 100 units delivered over the next two years, representing a multi-ton sum of qualified additive manufacturing material by the end of the production run. The partnership underscores both companies' commitment to speed, quality, and adoption of leading edge, production-ready technologies.
About Divergent
Divergent has created the world's first end-to-end software-hardware production system for industrial digital manufacturing – the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS™) – allowing customers to design, additively manufacture, and automatically assemble complex structures for automotive, aerospace, and defense applications. DAPS transforms the economics, speed, and scalability of defense vehicle manufacturing by optimizing designs, dematerializing structures, and eliminating upfront capex. For more information, please visit www.divergent3d.com.
About Triumph
TRIUMPH, headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, designs, manufactures, repairs, and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerospace and defense systems and components. The company serves the global aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers and the full spectrum of military and commercial aircraft operators.
TRIUMPH's additive manufacturing solutions and efforts with Divergent are based out of the Geared Solutions location in Park City, Utah.
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