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Divergent unveils Monolith One, a 12-laser metal printer, and a 430,000 sq ft second factory in Long Beach for 64 of them
Divergent TechnologiesDivergent Adaptive Production System
Divergent unveiled Monolith One, an 8-meter-tall metal printer with twelve 2 kW lasers, a 700 x 700 x 835 mm build volume, and 24 kW total laser power—roughly double the throughput of existing printers. It announced a 430,000-sq-ft second factory in Long Beach to hold 64 Monolith One units within 24 months, targeting over 30,000 500-lb-class missile airframes per year at full capacity with about 1,000 jobs.
- Monolith One: 12 individual 2 kW lasers, 24 kW total power, 700x700x835 mm build volume.
- Standing over 8 meters tall with advanced environmental stability, active thermal controls to 200°C.
- 430,000 sq ft Long Beach factory to house 64 units within 24 months.
- At full capacity targets 30,000+ 500-lb missile airframes per year and ~1,000 jobs.