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Nice find. Loved the video with greg morris and seeing those EOS M280's hard at work!
Gltu!
Tomorrow:
Sept 9th, 2014
IMTS Live at 1 pm CT
Tune in at 1 pm for interviews with some of the influential people here at the show.
Featuring the Advanced Manufacturing Center and TRAM with Mark Albert, Editor-in-Chief of Modern Machine Shop, on ShopTalk and Chris Conrardy, EWI CTO/VP Technology and Innovation, on the MFG Advocate segment.
Special Guest: Greg Morris, GE Aviation
http://www.imts.com/imtstv/
IMTS-EOS NAUD
4:55pm Chicago GregMorris to discuss Gas Turbines and Additive manufacturing
I'm watching Twitter for posts and/or pics...
I'll post here anything I find
Hope everyone got their shares! Hold on to your hats, ladies and gents!
Can't argue with that, Herring. And less messy.
Haha, gotcha. You need a 2 year old for an alarm clock. Mine likes 5:00am. Let's me get ahead start on pre-market announcements
I'm west coast and got it first thing from Mr.Witty. Email him and ask to be added to their mailing list.
Great news, IMO. Freeing up $$ for aerospace and additive manufacturing applications.
Scratch that, $3.3bill
And..which company just sold their appliance division for $2.2bill??!
Everything is falling into place, IMO we'll hear contracts/money soon.
Email from IT Materialise regarding integration of PrintRite3d:
"The integration is currently a work in progress, and we will make another public announcement via our website, in the coming months."
With regards to the integration of Streamics with the Sigma Labs software, details can be found on our website: http://www.materialise.com/press/materialise-joins-a-new-cooperation-agreement-with-sigma-labs-inc
Yes they DID meet their Q3 goal. Very good point Herring.
Glta, will be watching the PPS reaction today...
Thanks, 29...
Couldn't ask for better news though! Thursday will be interesting...
Sigma Labs Announces the Release of PrintRite3D® INSPECT™
Quality Assurance Software
First in a Series of Commercial Product Rollouts
SANTA FE, N.M. – September 8, 2014 – Sigma Labs, Inc. (OTCQB: SGLB) (“Sigma Labs” or the “Company”), a developer of advanced, in process, non-destructive quality inspection systems for metal-based additive manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing technologies, today announced the formal release of its PrintRite3D® INSPECT™ quality assurance software. The Company is now actively speaking with potential users for this unique software application.
“This is the first in a series of product releases planned for 2014 and 2015 that will provide exceptional levels of quality assurance to the 3D printing industry – particularly for critical, high-tolerance metal parts required in the aerospace & defense and biomedical fields,” said Mark Cola, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Labs. “We are proud to offer this product as a stand-alone, platform-independent module that can immediately add value to any 3D printing platform, and we are also having discussions with several 3D equipment and software OEMs to achieve additional levels of integration in the future. In particular, we are working with Materialise NV on a client/server version of our software. The Company’s PrintRite3D® DEFORM™ software, which is a geometric in-process inspection tool, is still under development and expected to be released in early 2015.
"We believe that this important product launch will meet the needs of our customers and complete Sigma Labs’ transition from a service-based company to a product-based one. It is another key step in our evolution and establishes our position as an industry solutions provider.”
Additional information on these product launches will be available during the Company’s upcoming investor webcast on September 11, 2014 at 1:00 pm EDT. The product description for PrintRrite3D® INSPECT™ is also available on Sigma Labs’ website at www.sigmalabsinc.com.
About Sigma Labs, Inc.
Just in time for my Birthday today!
Regarding EWI competition
This is from the EWI website:
I think your exactly right. Now wouldn't it be something if the PR comes from GE? This company has a way of sending us curve balls (Adurant big data partnership, purchase of 3d printer, etc)
Have a good weekend everyone!
Cool, thanks. Seems like he'll do Sigma labs justice speaking about IPQA. (So many names to keep track of!)
America Makes Webinar Sept. 17th @2pm
In-Process Quality Assurance for Laser Powder Bed- Ken Hix GE Aviation
https://americamakes.us/images/publicdocs/PMRFall2014_Webinar_Schedule.pdf
2 notes- 1st- who is Ken Hix and why is he discussing IPQA, not a Sigma Labs rep?
2nd-the rampant spelling errors on this whole document is just terrible, (your leading the cutting edge of 3d printing and an industrial revolution, but can't use spell check?)
Anyhow, thought it'd be good to tune in.
Thanks for emailing him. Any response yet?
It was posted on their twitter account as well.
I saw that as well. Good to know delay wasn't due to software difficulties but contract negotiations...so would lead one to believe Printrite3d is working well.
Interesting this was published prior to webcast next week.
Just posted on their Facebook page
http://sigmalabsinc.com/uploads/Events/SIGMA_LABS_ATTENDS_AMERICA_MAKES_PROGRAM_KICKOFF_MEETING_09052014.pdf
Connect our own "dots"
This is an article about GE's new additive manufacturing factory.
Quote:
The process is quite complex and it can take days or weeks to build a part, so monitoring quality is of the utmost importance.
GE Aviation’s inspection technology collects and analyses manufacturing data and is able to spot potential trouble like temperature anomalies while the part is still being made.
“The technology stores the data and allows engineers to pull it up later during X-ray and other conventional testing to determine what went wrong or worked well,” reports GE."
http://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au/business-directory-2
I never asked him regarding Q&A for webcast. Must have been another poster?
Hah. Very funny. Maybe Mr. witty suggested it? (Probably tired of the incessant sigmaniac's emails...(myself included)
What's everyone's honest opinion for investor webcast just weeks before yearly investor conference?
Just seems like the "just can't wait" to inform us of some developments ahead of the many upcoming conventions...
But only my opinion.
Looking forward to next few weeks...we're overdue for a new roof
It's up now!
Same here. Says will be available in 1 hour?
Man could use some news related to integration of printrite....
Yep, just a good feeling we'd get 1 week notice. I agree same as materialise's as well, hoping to hear developments with their agreement...also Greg Morris from GE is presenting next week a few times too.
Lots of good stuff happening over the next few weeks.
I really hope Mr. Cola and Mr. Dave have some exciting news to share!!! Only a week to wait!
PR regarding web conference released:
Sigma Labs to Host Investor Webcast on September 11, 2014
SANTA FE, N.M. – September 4, 2014 – Sigma Labs, Inc. (OTCQB: SGLB) (“Sigma Labs” or the “Company”), a developer of advanced, in process, non-destructive quality inspection systems for metal-based additive manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing technologies, today announced that Mark Cola, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Vivek R. Dave, Chief Scientist, will host an investor webcast at RetailInvestorConferences.com on September 11, 2014. Details are as follow:
DATE: Thursday, September 11, 2014
TIME: 1:00 PM EDT
LINK: http://retailinvestorconferences.com > red “register/ watch event now” button
This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time – both in the presentation hall as well as the association’s “virtual trade booth.” If attendees are unable to join the event on the day of the conference, an on-demand archive will be available for 90 days.
It is recommended that investors pre-register to save time and receive event updates.
PR tomorrow. (Call it woman's intuition)
Awesome! Thanks for the extra dd and more "dot" connecting!
Gltu!
More "dots"!!!!
My favorite part-
Challenges of the Additive Technologies
While additive manufacturing is often referred to as the next industrial revolution there are other challenges being addressed across the globe:
4.***Process monitoring and control***- many parts or batches of parts will require days or weeks in current layered machines. The key technology gap today is the ability to adequately sense each cubic mm of the build to insure part quality at the end versus costly post-build inspections
Partial article follows-
GE Aviation Vision for Additive Manufacturing
Laser Editorials|By MichelleonSeptember 3rd, 2014
By Todd Rockstroh
GE Aviation (GEA) has launched production of their first additively manufactured engine component, the fuel nozzle for the LEAP gas turbine (Fig.1). This part will see combustion flame and gas temperatures and highly stressed thermal cycles. There are 19 per engine and the LEAP volume will require over 45,000 fuel circuits to be additively fabricated annually starting in 2018. Our designers exploited additive enabled features to gain: a) 5x life improvement, b) 20 parts consolidated into one, and c) a cost reduction.
Powder bed or layered manufacturing is only one additive technology. A second GEA application is a hybrid additive – conventional process to fabricate the metal leading edge (MLE) of a composite fan blade (Fig. 2). The MLE is there to protect the leading edge of a composite fan blade from foreign object damage and small particle erosion. MLEs are currently fabricated via subtractive processes and creep forming. The newer generation engines and new generation composite materials require harder to machine/form materials and GEA launched additive technologies to overcome these limitations. Layered manufacturing has enabled unique features to be incorporated internally that cannot be otherwise machined.
To attend an updated presentation of this article, register for LME 2014 (Sept. 23-24, Schaumburg, IL) at www.laserevent.org.
Dr. Todd Rockstroh is a Consulting Engineer for GE Aviation.
http://www.lia.org/blog/2014/09/ge-aviation-vision-for-additive-manufacturing/
Great idea! It'd be great to get a list to him early and then they can "prepare" their presentation to address some of our questions. I like all the ones you listed. Id like to know if they've decided on a price for Inspect/Deform, (I doubt we'd get specifics, but nice to know they settled on one)
Also of course launch dates and timeline.
Maybe any pre-orders? (Again I'm sure specifics are not going to be disclosed)
I posted that earlier. To me, Deform early is a great sign!
Nice find!
I liked this part of the summary:
Much appreciated, you should also try Mr. Witty, he (usually) responds quickly.
ASTM Proposes New Standards for Metal 3D Printing
8/29/14
As we've often discussed, making high-quality end-production parts with additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D-printing methods will take some carefully defined standards and guidelines for machines and processes, materials, and printed parts. This is especially true for high-quality metal parts. The standards bodies are not standing still on this: They've already released a few and are working on others.
A new ASTM International working standard, WK46188, addresses powder bed fusion AM methods for metals. Titled "Practice for Metal Powder Bed Fusion to Meet Rigid Quality Requirements," it describes how powder bed fusion machines and processes can be operated, plus what production control methods need to be used, to meet the rigid quality standards of applications such as aerospace and medical. It's geared to developing the critical parameters needed for shifting processes originally developed to make prototypes, to become processes that can make safety-critical components for uses such as patient-specific medical implants and flight-worthy aircraft parts.
Like so many terms in 3D printing and AM, "powder bed fusion" can be defined in more than one way. The widest definition includes methods that use an electron beam or a laser to fuse, or melt, metal powders in a bed. AM types include electron beam melting, selective laser sintering, selective laser melting, and direct metal laser sintering. One of the handiest guides I've seen to 3D-printing/AM-processes can be found here.
The proposed ASTM standard will include requirements for both mechanical test specimens and final production parts, made with powder bed fusion methods that employ both laser and electron beam sources. The main target for WK46188 will be either Tier 1 and 2 suppliers setting up a facility for producing parts using powder bed fusion, or OEM engineers that can use these requirements as a guide for creating their own internal standards.
In July, ASTM released F3049, "Guide for Characterizing Properties of Metal Powders Used for Additive Manufacturing Processes." It's aimed at both users and makers of AM metal powders for high-performance applications like automotive, aerospace, and medical. A companion standard, WK43112, "Guide for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Materials Made via Additive Manufacturing Processes," is in development.
Last fall, ASTM released the more specific F3001 that governs a version of Ti-6Al-4V: "Specification for Additive Manufacturing Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) With Powder Bed Fusion."
Another ASTM standard in development is WK40419, "Test Measurements for Performance Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing Systems Though Measurement of a Manufactured Test Piece." According to ASTM's description, WK40419 aims at developing a test method that describes "a benchmarking test piece along with quantitative and qualitative measurements to be taken on the benchmarking test piece to assess the performance of additive manufacturing (AM) systems. The benchmarking test piece is primarily used to quantitatively assess the geometric performance of an AM system."
Other efforts to standardize AM processes and materials include last fall's agreement between America Makes and ASTM to work together. Since America Makes has been pursuing parallel R&D all on its own, this memorandum of understanding makes a lot of sense. The agreement calls for America Makes to participate in the ASTM standards process for AM, which is currently being conducted by the standards body's Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies.
America Makes has been funding several projects for developing guidelines and knowledgebases for AM and 3D-printing processes and equipment, including qualification and certification. Many of these projects concern metal processes and aerospace applications. Optomec, for example, is involved in several America Makes projects. One of these focuses on developing knowledge bases of deposition parameters for Ti-6Al-4V and IN718 (Inconel) using the company's LENS metal 3D printing process.
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&doc_id=274578&dfpPParams=ind_183,industry_auto,industry_aero,industry_gov,industry_medical,bid_27,aid_274578&dfpLayout=blog
CFM’s big certification test
My favorite parts:
"This engine completed its first ground test programme in early July, validating all of the advanced technologies in the engine"
And:
"In January 2014 the LEAP-1A - the very first LEAP engine tested - successfully completed a series of early icing tests, one year ahead of required certification testing. The engine behaved very well in extremely harsh conditions, validating pre-test predictions and reinforcing the company's confidence that the engine will certify on time, and meet the performance and reliability promises made to its customers."
FULL Article:
September 4 2013 was a big day for CFM International and the thousands of employees around the world who had devoted countless hours getting there. On that day the company started testing the first full LEAP engine at GE's facilities in Peebles, Ohio, two days ahead of a schedule that had been set in April 2010. It was a tremendous achievement but, rather than the culmination of a lot of hard work, it was only the beginning.
Over the next three years CFM will run a total of 60 different engine builds and log more than 40,000 engine cycles - the equivalent of 15 years' commercial airline service - before the first LEAP engine is delivered to an airline customer.
"This is the biggest certification programme in the history of CFM, or either of our parent companies for that matter," says Allen Paxson, CFM executive vice-president. "I am not sure anyone in the industry has ever undertaken such a monumental programme. But we wouldn't have it any other way.
"We believe that the LEAP engine will be the best-in-class in the single-aisle arena. Our job over the next three years is to prove it. We are putting this engine through its paces to ensure that it will do everything we have promised and more. If there are problems, we intend to find them on our test stands rather than on our customers' airplanes," he adds.
The LEAP engine certification programme is proceeding on schedule. As of June there were five engines, including the LEAP-1A, LEAP-1B and LEAP-1C variants, on test and the company was on track to have a total of 20 engines on test by year end.
A major milestone in 2014 was the start of the LEAP-1B engine testing on June 13, three days ahead of schedule, at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche, France. As with the LEAP-1A, the LEAP-1B engine started the first time and, after a series of break-in runs, was running at full power in a matter of hours.
This engine completed its first ground test programme in early July, validating all of the advanced technologies in the engine, including the carbon fibre composite fan, the twin annular pre-mixing swirler (TAPS) combustor, the CMC shrouds and the high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade design. The engine demonstrated smooth mechanical operation, robust starting and excellent operability.
In January 2014 the LEAP-1A - the very first LEAP engine tested - successfully completed a series of early icing tests, one year ahead of required certification testing. The engine behaved very well in extremely harsh conditions, validating pre-test predictions and reinforcing the company's confidence that the engine will certify on time, and meet the performance and reliability promises made to its customers.
Another LEAP-1A engine is undergoing early block testing. This is one of the most gruelling the engine will endure. During the course of this test the engine is operating at triple redline: maximum fan speed; maximum core speed; and maximum exhaust gas temperature. Results to date are in line with pre-test predictions and are giving the company even more confidence going into the certification block test, scheduled to begin year-end 2014.
Both the LEAP-1C and LEAP-1A configurations were on track for flight testing on GE's modified Boeing 747 flying testbed at its facilities in Victorville, California. The LEAP-1C completed a ground test programme in early July, and will be the first variant to fly.
"We couldn't be happier with the results we are achieving," says Cédric Goubet, CFM's executive vice-president, "and our team continues to do a phenomenal job of keeping this programme on schedule. We are subjecting this engine to conditions more severe than it will likely ever see in commercial service, and it has met every challenge beautifully. As our engineers say, this engine wants to run and we have had many instances of it running 20-plus hours a day, non-stop. The LEAP engine will absolutely deliver everything we have promised and more."
Through the end of June the five LEAP engines had accumulated 1,500 cycles in the early stages of testing. This comes after nearly six years of exhaustive component and rig testing, including three core tests (525 total hours); a 5,000-cycle endurance test on the composite fan; bird ingestion and fan blade-out rig tests; more than 5,000 hours of TAPS combustor testing; and about 4,100 cycles testing LEAP hardware in a GEnx engine, including turbine blades and CMC shrouds.
"The LEAP engine is a really exceptional motor," says Paxson. "With each cycle we log our confidence in the technology choices we made continues to grow. We believe that the LEAP engine will provide the best fuel efficiency in its thrust class out of the box and continue to retain that advantage over the life of the product. We can't wait to get this engine into service."
The foundation of the LEAP engine is heavily rooted in advanced aerodynamics, environmental and materials technology development programmes. This revolutionary engine will provide 15% better fuel consumption and an equivalent reduction in CO2 emissions compared with today's best CFM engine, along with dramatic reductions in engine noise and emissions. All this technology brings with it CFM's legendary reliability and low maintenance costs.
The engine programme was officially launched in July 2008, and has been selected as the sole powerplant for the Boeing 737 Max and Comac C919, China's new 150-passenger single-aisle aircraft, and it is one of two engine options on the Airbus A320neo. To date, CFM has garnered orders for nearly 8,000 LEAP engines across these three platforms.
The LEAP development programme has four guiding principles with ambitious goals for each: LEAP is designed to provide 15% better fuel efficiency; reliability and maintenance costs equivalent to the current CFM56 family, which are agreed to be the best in the industry; NOx emissions that are 50% lower than CAEP 6 protocols; and noise levels that are 10 to 15dB lower than Stage 4 requirements.
http://www.airfinancejournal.com/article/3374476/Sponsored-editorial-CFMs-big-certification-test.html?ArticleId=3374476&SitemapReference=latest-news&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Haven't heard that anyone attended. Will have to see if anything will be published online perhaps an article or recap?