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Interview with the President and CEO: Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (LQMT)
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Thomas W. Steipp has served as the President and CEO of Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., since August 2010. He is a senior executive with a 30-year track record of leading and transforming global technology companies. He is a proven, results-oriented leader with a history of successfully optimizing teams, operations, and processes to maximize earnings and build shareholder value... More
TWST: Tell us about Liquidmetal and the amorphous metal you produce.
Mr. Steipp: Liquidmetal Technologies is a company that went public in 2002, based on some innovative technology out of Caltech. The company has been commercializing that through a couple of generations of technology. The first generation utilized die cast machines and was vertically integrated, with production of our own alloys, our own molding machines and our own manufacturing facilities. We made millions of parts, mostly for consumer electronics, but both the technology and the business model were unstable.
Phase two started in 2010, which is when I joined the company. That year we signed a licensing agreement with Apple, which provided them with a royalty-free, perpetual license for use in consumer electronics. At the same time, we agreed to refrain from entering the consumer electronics market and refocused our own efforts on three strategic markets: medical, automotive and aerospace/defense — along with a handful of tactical opportunities, such as knives, sporting goods and firearms, to name a few. Since that original license was granted, we have grown the shared I.P. portfolio from roughly 50 patents/patent applications to the current level of 126 patents/patent applications.
At this point, our technology is stable, and partnerships are in place with world-class companies to produce alloy, injection molding machines and molds. This dramatically reduces our level of capital investment required to expand the business. Our value is in the expansion of the I.P., sales and marketing, design/engineering and manufacturing — all of which happens under one roof here in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
TWST: Can you give us a
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I got a google alert today and it was a Steipp interview. Think from Wall Street Journal. It wanted me to sign up etc. Did anyone read? If so was it old? If not I will take a look later today
2015 Post Show Press Release
March 10, 2015 - Natural Products Expo West/Engredea Shatters Attendance Record, Grows by 7.2 Percent to Over 71,000 Attendees
Boulder, CO, March 10, 2015 – The 35th annual Natural Products Expo West, the world's largest natural, organic and healthy products event, took place March 4-8 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The event grew 7.2 percent bringing together an inspired community of over 71,000 industry members, more than 2,700 exhibiting companies and 634 first-time exhibitors.
The gold video, which wasn’t shown during today’s event, can be found prominently featured on the Apple Watch Edition page. In the video, Apple design boss Jony Ive says that the decision to create a gold model came from a desire to serve a wide variety of personal styles.
Both watch colors are custom alloys created by Apple to be “twice as hard as standard gold.” The gold is then cast into solid ingots rather than the watch shape. The watches and accessories are machined from those ingots after careful inspection for flaws. The watches are then hand-polished.
Has anyone here tried it and thoughts?
Staff Accountant
About the Job
Qualifications:
Associate in Accounting or Finance
2+ year of accounting experience
Great Plain experience and ADP is a must
Proficiency in Excel
Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
Communicates in an effective manner
Must be able to do handle multi-tasks
Responsibilities:
Perform all Accounts Payable related duties, including but not limited to, invoice processing, batch and check creation for payment, interacting with vendor companies to resolve invoice issues, etc.
Process purchase order requests, verify, and maintain the Orders Module in Accounting System.
Prepare bi-weekly payroll and upload related journal entries.
Create and Maintain vendor and AP information in Accounting System.
Prepare bank deposits and reconcile bank reconciliation
Reconcile and prepare necessary adjusting entries for the credit card account to ensure vendors (paid via credit card) are recorded under the correct account.
Preparation of 1099
Manage petty cash
Perform other accounting or administrative tasks as required
Production Machining Engineer
Liquidmetal Technologies - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
This is an engineering position in an exciting, leading-edge manufacturing technology business. The right candidate will have an unusual opportunity to help influence our business’ success, while participating on a dynamic and energetic team.
We are looking for candidates that are local and can visit headquarters for an in-person interview.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•Working in a high performance team of talented engineers, the candidate will be able to work independently and collaboratively with the molding engineers to create a solution that involves both molding, and post-processing of complex and precise mechanical components.
•The primary responsibility will be in the running of CNC machining center and CNC water jet to de-gate and finish a run of Liquidmetal parts. This will include fixturing, process flow, quality assurance and managing a team of technicians.
•Consults with and advises the engineering team on the best approach to solve post-processing challenges, and to plan for future expansions.
•Diagnoses, repairs or rebuilds equipment and instruments as required.
•Plans, organizes and conducts machine shop safety courses and certifies shop users are qualified to use equipment and machinery.
•Recommends budget requests for shop equipment and supplies; estimates labor and material costs for each project.
•Oversees use of shop facilities by technicians and engineers to assure proper usage of equipment according to prescribed safety standards.
•Is responsible for the safety of all shop activities; sets up and maintains safety program and machinery maintenance program; initiating corrective action as necessary.
•Supervises, coordinates and schedules shop projects to meet deadlines and requests, evaluating and assigning priorities to individual projects.
•Maintains and controls inventory of shop supplies and equipment, initiating purchases of stock and repair or replacement of equipment.
•Is responsible for the maintenance of machining equipment.
•Maintains contact with vendors and searches commercial market to determine availability and cost of equipment/instruments to meet exact specifications for Liquidmetal’s needs.
•Initiates purchases, controls delivery of supplies and equipment and maintains necessary records.
•Keeps abreast of developments in area of expertise and related scientific fields through reading of scientific journals and technical papers.
•Evaluates shop functions and recommends changes in current or future operations.
•Maintains files and records necessary to support shop activities in a way that allows collaboration and access as needed by other members of the engineering team.
•Performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS
•Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or physical sciences OR equivalent combination of training and experience in design and construction of intricate instruments, gained in manufacturing and machining environments.
•At least 10 years experience working with CNC machines and or water jet machines, including production runs (mass production of a component).
•Familiarity with equipment and software: CNC mill has a Siemens 840d controller, Mastercam software, Solidworks, Flow Waterjet
•Experience working with exotic metals like Inconel, titanium or hardened tool steels
•Experience with fixturing and design of manufacturing processes for a run of components
•Knowledge of basic principles of mechanics and mechanical design and thorough familiarity with material properties.
•Thorough knowledge of safety procedures and ability to plan, organize and conduct shop safety courses.
•Familiarity with metals, alloys and plastics used in instrument construction, including procurement of same.
•Supervisory and training ability in various skill trades such as metal working, welding, machine repairing.
•Ability to advise engineers and effectively deal with large number of multilevel projects related to different branches of engineering.
Current machine we use is the DMG-Mori 20k rpm CNC machine with a Siemens controller, and a flow water-jet machine. Familiarity with this machine is useful, but other machines will suffice.
Liquidmetal is hiring as well. 3 jobs on Indeed.com
Production Machining Engineer. 2 spots
He I should say not her. Sorry Jan. Lol
Old article but interesting connection to apple car rumors. Shes the former director of research at LQMT.
Though steps to commercialization will span many years, Schroers optimistically says, “I envision this as an energy-efficient, cost-efficient process to build cars, anything now built out of metals and plastics.”
http://www.yalescientific.org/2012/03/bulk-metallic-glasses-constructing-the-future/
Watts. You should follow your own advice. You spend 90% of your time playing investor hub president on what people can say. Its a broken record. This is a blog to express thoughts and ideas. Lets keep it that way.
Yes the years up. Bad guess on my part. Ive lost all faith it will be used in a phone.
Interesting article on Swatch Smartwatch
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/05/swatch-smartwatch/
Could Apple be saving Liquidmetal for a gopro type camera?? Sounds like a great perfect match. Thoughts??
http://www.cultofmac.com/311638/apple-take-bite-gopro-action-cam-concept/
Just bought some on amazon. I'll let everyone know if it helps with hangovers.
I sure hope those 3 ladies can keep up with the millions of bottles that will be sold!!!
Relax! While we steal your cash. Happy Holidays
If Digi’s sources are correct, we may even catch a glimpse of the logo on Apple’s rumored Retina iMac, which is set to be unveiled tomorrow. Shipments are said to start in 2015, so it wouldn’t be too far fetched to see Apple demo the “shine” on stage.
From the description offered in the report, it’s a bit unclear exactly what the new logo will look like. Apple using “unique embedded technologies” could be a reference to Liquidmetal, an exotic material that Apple has purchased rights to for widespread use in its products.
If memory serves us right, one of the characteristics of Liquidmetal is its ability to hold a hologram underneath its glassy surface. This would make it a good candidate for the 3D gimmick, which is essentially (and most likely) just an optical illusion.
Im guessing watch prototypes for interoffice show and tell. Im hearing multiple sizes and materials so this is more than a perfect fit. He also keyed in on a swatch watch as a perfect product for liquidmetal. Hint hint? We shall see
I caught that too
Im an hour away and already plan on going once open.
Solar apple logo????
Description:
The present invention relates to metallic dental prostheses constructed of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and methods of making such articles.
Metallic dental prostheses, such as crown and bridges, are each custom-made to replicate the impressions made for a specific tooth/teeth. Generally, metallic dental prostheses are made from various metals and alloys using an investment casting process. The materials are chosen for their ability to replicate the exact features of the impression during casting, and the ability to attain a high quality surface finish during the post-cast finishing process. In addition, the choice of dental material should have a high yield strength and sufficient hardness to endure the stresses created by chewing, and sufficient erosion/corrosion resistance to withstand the harsh chemical environment created by various foods, by the body, and by the environment. Finally, the material of choice should have a relatively low-coefficient of thermal expansion to be compatible with the tooth and other porcelain materials it is place in contact with.
The principal materials of choice for metallic dental prostheses are noble-metal based alloys, such as gold alloys, which are corrosion resistant and have better relative castability than conventional high strength materials. However, these noble-metal based alloys are expensive materials and generally do no have high yield strength and hardness. Other materials of choice, such as nickel-base alloys, are difficult to cast and do not sufficiently replicate the exact features of the intricate impressions.
Accordingly, there is a need for a new material for metallic dental prostheses, with high castability and replication characteristics, high yield strength and hardness, high corrosion resistance, and that are preferably relatively inexpensive.
Read more: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20140150933#ixzz35LddltD2
Inventors:
Assignees: Crucible Intellectual Property LLC
IPC8 Class: AA61C1320FI
USPC Class: 148538
Class name: Metal treatment process of modifying or maintaining internal physical structure (i.e., microstructure) or chemical properties of metal, process of reactive coating of metal and process of chemical-heat removing (e.g., flame-cutting, etc.) or burning of metal with casting or solidifying from melt
Publication date: 2014-06-05
Read more: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20140150933#ixzz35LdCPVqR
This is 100% what we will see. When you drop your phone two things happen. The outer ring gets damaged or the screen cracks. Sapphire glass and a liquidmetal bezel solve all issues. You don't need an entire phone of it and the hassle of trying to produce. Just make the bezel have a lip on the underside and all is protected. This is the year it all happens.