Officials from OSU’s Hamm Institute and Divergent sign the agreement
(Oklahoma City, April 30, 2025) — The Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University announced Monday a strategic partnership with Divergent Technologies Inc. to accelerate the adoption of next-generation advanced manufacturing in Oklahoma, positioning the state as a national model for energy-powered industrial innovation.
Divergent, headquartered in Los Angeles, is an advanced manufacturing business that has developed an engineering and manufacturing system that enables a single factory to manufacture any product.
The Divergent Adaptive Production System is an end-to-end engineering design and manufacturing system that leverages 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.
“Divergent’s vision is a network of fully digital factories across the U.S. that can automatically engineer and manufacture industrial structures better, faster and cheaper than anywhere else on the planet,” said Kevin Czinger, Divergent founder and executive chairman. “Flexible advanced manufacturing, combined with abundant energy to power those factories, enables us to recapture the soul of the American manufacturing middle class.”
Oklahoma’s Tinker Air Force Base and national security infrastructure create a uniquely strategic environment to scale advanced manufacturing for defense applications, further strengthened by the state’s energy capacity, transportation access and defense-adjacent industrial base.
“I am thrilled to see the Hamm Institute and Divergent Technologies invest in Oklahoma,” U.S. Congressman Tom Cole said. “Their investment will not only create new jobs within the state but also strengthen Oklahoma’s position as a growing hub for innovation and manufacturing. By continuing to foster these opportunities here in Oklahoma, we are laying the groundwork for long-term economic growth and a brighter future for all of Oklahoma.”
As part of this initiative, OSU and the Hamm Institute are also partnering with the University of Oklahoma, demonstrating a united commitment across the state’s research universities to foster cutting-edge innovation, applied research and workforce alignment.
To officially commemorate the partnership, Czinger and OSU President Jim Hess signed a Memorandum of Understanding, joined by Rep. Cole, OU President Joe Harroz, Continental Resources Executive Chairman Harold Hamm and Hamm Institute Executive Director Ann Bluntzer Pullin.
“Combining Oklahoma’s energy leadership with Divergent’s transformational manufacturing technology creates a blueprint for American reindustrialization and competitiveness,” said Hamm, chairman of the Hamm Institute. “There’s no better place to build the future than in Oklahoma.”
About the Hamm Institute for American Energy
The Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University is dedicated to advancing energy research, policy, and leadership. Through collaboration with industry experts, government leaders, and academia, the Hamm Institute seeks to meet humanity’s growing energy needs through affordable, reliable, and abundant energy. By championing American energy innovation, the Hamm Institute seeks to safeguard U.S. national security and support global energy stability.
Get Local News!
