Slate Automotive’s Additive Journey: Integrating FDM into Modular Vehicle Development

Slate Automotive is a modular electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, built from the ground up with agility, adaptability, and speed in mind. In this session, learn how Slate identified additive manufacturing as a strategic enabler for iterative development, flexible tooling, and low-volume customization and why they ultimately selected a large-format FDM platform for their initial deployment.

Through real-world examples, the presentation explores how additive manufacturing is being used today to produce vehicle accessory components, accelerate concept validation, and enable same‑day design changes. Speakers will also share candid insights into the internal decision-making process, lessons learned, and challenges emerging teams face when introducing additive alongside traditional manufacturing methods.

What You’ll Learn

• How Slate Automotive evaluated additive manufacturing technologies during early development
• Practical use cases for AM in mobility and transportation applications
• Why large-format FDM was chosen as the right fit for flexibility and scale
• Key considerations for integrating additive into small or resource‑constrained teams
• Trade-offs between traditional manufacturing and additive approaches

Who Should Attend

• Engineers and product developers in automotive, transportation, or mobility
• Additive manufacturing and engineering leads
• Startup teams or organizations early in their AM adoption journey
• Anyone exploring how to move from concept to production faster with additive

Why Attend?

Whether you’re just starting to explore additive manufacturing or looking to expand its role in your organization, this session offers a practical, real-world perspective on what it takes to successfully integrate AM without large teams or massive resources.

Register now to learn how an emerging EV startup is applying additive manufacturing to move faster, iterate smarter, and build with confidence.