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Ep. 64: Nathan Diller, Divergent Industries

From Hypercar to Hypersonics: How Divergent is Revolutionizing Digital Manufacturing In this episode of Crossing the Valley, we sit down with Nathan Diller, Head of Aerospace & Defense at Divergent and retired Air Force Colonel, to explore how digital manufacturing is reshaping America's industrial base. 🎯 Key Discussion Points: The Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) - Making hardware move at the speed of software From Proof to Production - How Divergent transitioned from building the world's fastest production car (253 mph!) to defense applications Government Partnership Strategy - Working with primes like General Atomics and directly with DoD labs to crack the federal market Qualification Challenges - Navigating airworthiness and safety certifications for 3D printed aerospace parts The Manufacturing Crisis - Why America's drop to 15% of global manufacturing (vs China's 45%) threatens deterrence 💡 Notable Quote: "Near term: weapons at volume to preserve peace, to get deterrence. Long term: weapons, cars, airplanes at scale to bring back our manufacturing renaissance that wins prosperity. So peace and prosperity - that's all I'm asking for." - Nathan Diller Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction to Divergent and DAPS system 00:02:00 Nate's background and career journey 00:03:00 The Divergent vision for digital manufacturing 00:05:00 Why digital manufacturing matters for America 00:09:00 From Pentagon to Congress to private sector 00:12:30 Go-to-market strategy and partnerships 00:18:00 General Atomics partnership 00:22:00 Parts qualification process 00:25:00 Customer acquisition and sales approach 00:27:00 Family business culture at Divergent 00:28:30 Vision for weapons at volume and prosperity 00:29:00 SBIR program and government shutdown 00:34:00 State of American manufacturing landscape 00:36:00 Contact information and closing About Our Guest: Nathan Diller brings a unique perspective spanning 22 years of Air Force service as a test pilot, director of AFWERX (managing SBIR programs), staff work on House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and now leading aerospace & defense at one of the most innovative manufacturing companies in America. Learn More: Divergent: https://divergent3d.com Connect with Nathan on LinkedIn:   / nathan-p-diller   Follow Crossing the Valley: Stay updated on the latest defense tech stories and insights from founders navigating the valley of death. #DefenseTech #Manufacturing #3DPrinting #Aerospace #Innovation #SBIR #DefenseIndustrial #DigitalManufacturing #Startups #TechPodcast