The Manufacturer, April 2026: DeepForm has made significant strides in tackling one of automotive manufacturing’s longest-standing challenges. The enormous amount of metal waste generated during the pressing process.
Our CEO and founder, Chris Cleaver, recently spoke to The Manufacturer about how our fold-flow pressing technology is cutting metal trim waste from around 50% down to just 10–15%, and what that means for automotive manufacturers under increasing pressure to reduce costs, material waste and embodied carbon.
The article covers our completed proof-of-value collaboration with Volvo Group, our ongoing design programmes with JLR, and the long-standing industry assumption we’re challenging: that high pressing waste is simply unavoidable.
