I recall Greg Morris stating that he believes that the supply chain (manufacturers in particular) will have a hard time keeping pace with the demand of Additive Manufacturing. I cannot help but think of the latest PR from Sigma Labs about acquiring the EOS machine to aide in R&D to production runs and also to demonstrate the PrintRite3D product.
At some point it may be in Sigma Labs best interest to invest in more machinery and infrastructure to become a Tier 1 supplier of 3d printed parts to GE and others. I work for a Tier 1 supplier in the Aerospace industry, and if GE called us up to quote and produce the AM fuel nozzles or any AM part for that matter for them we wouldn't even know where to begin at this point. We have only just scratched the surface of considering such an investment in time an capital. As the market demands more AM work we will adapt in suite. Possibly in the next year or two.
Sigma on the other hand has been neck deep in the process management and quality control alongside GE, Honeywell, and the likes. They have pretty much an automatic "in" per se for manufacturing contracts.
The addition a production based manufacturing center would mean tens of millions if not $100+ million in revenues within a relatively short period of time. Alongside PrintRite3D revenues, I think it would be beneficial for them to capitalize on the early R&D production experience they have been awarded in the past few years.
I know that PrintRite3D is the golden ticket, however, they cann add value by offering production run parts, or god forbid PR3D does not go as planned, they have a huge future as a large Tier 1 supplier.
Thought I would share my thoughts. $SGLB
