Dr Fatos Derguti is a Materials Engineering specialist with over 17 years of experience in developing, production and qualification of additive manufacturing components. Fatos has worked in various roles across different product groups and has gained an all-round experience in manufacturing. Currently leading the Conflux Operations in the UK, Fatos oversees the development and acquisition of the capability tailored to the EMEA customer base.
This session explores how advanced 3D design and metal additive manufacturing are expanding into critical automotive applications for Pagani and Donkervoort. It’ll examine how these technologies enable complex geometries for demanding functions like heat transfer, structural performance, and weight reduction, redefining what’s possible in high-performance vehicle engineering.
3D design and metal additive manufacturing are no longer limited to prototyping or non-critical parts. They’re now solving some of the most demanding challenges in high-performance automotive engineering. This talk showcases our work with Pagani and Donkervoort, where advanced 3D applications produce critical metal components that handle extreme thermal, structural, and performance requirements. It’ll highlight the additively manufactured intercooler for Donkervoort’s P24 RS and the oil cooler for Pagani’s Utopia, heat exchangers that deliver weight savings and packaging efficiency. Attendees will see how Design for AM workflows integrate with metal AM processes to unlock design freedom and functional advantages impossible with traditional manufacturing. As 3D capabilities expand into the most critical systems of the vehicle, they’re fundamentally reshaping the future of automotive manufacturing and performance engineering.