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Not bad at all, its great having a self made billionaire who is the CEO and the Biggest shareholder of lqmt, its his own damn money that his spending and he will make sure every cent counts.
Buying instead Renting, Best positive sign of how Big the orders lqmt has.
Exactly !! Li wouldn’t wast his own money and spend millions upfront if He doesn’t already have orders lined up. Buying a facility instead of renting Proves they have Yuge orders.
will any of this mean earnings for LQMT?
I dont think so, and other than hype this will not help bottom line
re Gamesc post on the 5 Apple/CIP patents.
Apple would not invest so much time and money if it didn’t have Yuge plans for BMG.
These aren’t vague conceptual patents, they are very specific and wide ranging.
INGOT LOADING MECHANISM FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE
United States Patent Application 20140290901
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus for loading one or more alloy ingots into a molding machine. The apparatus includes a holder configured to hold a plurality of the alloy ingots and dispense one or more of the alloy ingots into a melt zone of the molding machine through an opening in a mold of the machine. The holder is moved in a perpendicular direction with respect to an axis along a center of the opening in the mold between a first position in line with the opening in the mold to dispense one or more of the alloy ingots and a second position away from the opening in the mold. The apparatus can carry ingots of amorphous alloy material so that when the machine melts and molds the material, it forms a bulk amorphous alloy containing part.
AU-BASE BULK SOLIDIFYING AMORPHOUS ALLOYS
United States Patent Application 20130299048
Abstract:
Compositions for forming Au-based bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are provided. The Au-based bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys of the current invention are based on ternary Au—Cu—Si alloys, and the extension of this ternary system to higher order alloys by the addition of one or more alloying elements. Additional substitute elements are also provided, which allow for the tailoring of the physical properties of the Au-base bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys of the current invention.
CONTAINMENT GATE FOR INLINE TEMPERATURE CONTROL MELTING
United States Patent Application 20150144292
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus comprising at least one gate and a vessel, the gate being configured to move between a first position to restrict entry into an ejection path of the vessel and contain a material in a meltable form within the vessel during melting of the material, and a second position to allow movement of the material in a molten form through the ejection path. The gate can move linearly or rotate between its first and second positions, for example. The apparatus is configured to melt the material and the at least one gate is configured to allow the apparatus to be maintained under vacuum during the melting of the material. Melting can be performed using an induction source. The apparatus may also include a mold configured to receive molten material and for molding a molded part, such as a bulk amorphous alloy part.
MATERIAL CONTAINING VESSELS FOR MELTING MATERIAL
United States Patent Application 20150158080
Abstract:
Disclosed is a vessel for melting meltable material having a body with a melting portion configured to receive meltable material to be melted therein and an injection path for injecting the meltable material in molten form after melting (e.g., into a mold). The body has a recess configured to contain the meltable material within the vessel during melting of the material. The vessel is configured for movement between in a first position to restrict entry of molten material into an injection path of the vessel and to contain the material in the recess during melting, and a second position to allow movement of the material in a molten form through the injection path and into the mold (e.g., using a plunger). The vessel can be used in an injection molding system for molding bulk amorphous alloys.
Layer-by-Layer Construction with Bulk Metallic Glasses
United States Patent Application 20150258607
Abstract:
Described herein is a method of selectively depositing molten bulk metallic glass (BMG). In one embodiment, a continuous stream or discrete droplets of molten BMG is deposited to selected positions. The deposition can be repeated as needed layer by layer. One or more layers of non-BMG can be used as needed.
You da man Gamesc, thanks for all your DD posts.
Patent is for “housing” and the first Image on patent is of an iMac, Holy sheet, not just frames for iPhones.
Apple has big plans for using Liquidmetal in different ways across its entire CE devices, just like it now uses BMG in many ways for internal parts of iDevices. Dome switches in MacBook keyboards, taptic springs in iPhones etc.
Rereading that article now knowing what has already transpired since, makes the article more relevant now than when it was first published.
We can look back and view it with a new perspective now that Li’s claims about Joint ventures to avoid competition and new machines for larger parts have become reality. Prof. Li truly is a visionary.
Looking forward to more of his claims coming to fruition, especially getting his lqmt shares listed on the main board. BOOM!!
So additionally any orders Eontec has outside of its Licensed areas will be automatically transferred to LMT. Nice work by Mr. Steipp, stealing Eontec customers.
Oh and LMT owns 100% CIP.
Anyone who wants to Inject mold BMG needs to talk to LMT First.
You can take that to the bank.
Just remember that mfg has to be scaled methodically. Li isn't going to go out on a spending spree. He already has a mass producing partner in Eontec IF/When needed. When you start talking about new buildings, capital equip, employees to operate, additional infrastructure, etc..,this all equals mass expenses and 64 million will NOT go very far.
Followed by MacBooks, iMacs, Mac pro etc,
With devices from different manufactures starting to all look the same, and with Apple already having differentiated itself with its own superior Chip technology and Operating system, the next step is the Form Factor distinction, making Apple Devices Look different from the competition requires advanced materials. Anyone can use Aluminium but how many are allowed to inject mold BMG ?
I see the same, since the 25 cents hight pre-special CC, which turned out to be not so special, the price is still high. No dump so far after the CC and more news is on the way. Investors are accumulating lqmt.
Seriously if i had any more money i would have already thrown it all in, Pennies for Dollars, its a no-brainer decision.
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge bounce in PPS coming in 5 days.
Mark my words.
.but that crap is too technical for me ha!
From all the rumours about the 10 year anniversary iPhone, it sure 'feels' related.
There will be the usual iPhone 's' version update/upgrade as per usual this year,
but there will also be an iPhone X,
the 10 year anniversary iPhone which will feature some amazing and expensive technology,
an iPhone Pro model in limited quantities....... made in U.S.A. ????
2017 will be the year Apple finally showcases ALL its most advanced tech in the Flagship Anniversary Pro model iPhone.
Then that tech will slowly trickle down to its standard iPhone models.
re Gamesc translated post with thermal paste add inserts removed.
Apple company's many product lines, but the real cause of all persons concerned, strictly speaking only the iPhone. Last year iPhone 5S ago, analyst or professional user guessing the Apple case material would be diverted to "liquid metal". But finally let everyone down, and later said to use iPhone 6, but occurred without official confirmation, saying: "because the yield problem can't overcome." Apparently people really look forward on liquid metal, is this kind of material? It really just Apple's patent? Actually, due to Liquidmetal of high hardness, and high strength weight than, and anti-corrosion, and high wear, and superconducting hot, and high elastic and can recycling of characteristics, plus super strong plastic sex, itself is metal, is has non-metallic of characteristics, and height stability, not appeared thermal expansion and contraction, can making surplus high precision of equipment, now, also made has most top of thermal cream and thermal posted tablets, also application to phone, and flat, even is watches above, and now more found it can programmed control deformation, To have greater potential in the future. Smartphones now grow thin, short, to improve their body rigid and lighter, liquid metal is a good choice.
Liquidmetal's official Web site, which has introduced some material of comparative data as well as industry practice
The liquid metal, from academic research to technology transfer success stories
Liquidmetal, is formed by Liquid metal, in Chinese it is called liquid metal. California Institute of technology research team Vitreloy, developed trade name amorphous metal alloy, it is called Liquidmetal. At present a lot of commercial products is a researcher in the laboratory of continuous improvement, test before push to the line. To master these techniques, basic science research is usually required. Professional research work, or is it just there way. But research to be able to sell is the most important, this research institutions in Europe and America, is the ultimate goal. (Unlike the Taiwan academic open secret: research is not finally closed, results can, or come up with a bunch of no way patents for technology transfer. ) Research is expensive, and cannot be commercialized is not a desirable outcome. Study on liquid metal, is the one from the academic results. United States engineering school in the top five: California Institute of technology, is the development of liquid metal cradle. Initial research objectives, namely the development of a completely solid metal alloy processing. And can be applied in various areas, metal, after all, is a widely used material. Last goal, reaching commercial basis, with more than 50 patents. Liquidmetal this company was set up and began commercial operation, and in the United States to LQMT code emerging deal.
The liquid metal, make commercial use of the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, iPad2 iPad 3 Micro USIM card casing exits, can be found in the original offer made of liquid metal check card PIN
Characteristics of liquid metal
Liquid metal with "liquid" in two words, I wonder if that is the terminator inside that metal? High plasticity, closer to the physical characteristics of the liquid to achieve "resilient" got? If you have this unrealistic imagination, can only say that to let you down. Already have suggested that we "process" means the company's purpose is to subvert the traditional metal processing methods. The Unibody MacBook Pro, Apple has introduced them on film is made of brick blocks of Brigade cut with a CNC lathe, and with the precision of laser drilling (especially the Horn hole). Such production costs are high, and recycling issues. Or after cutting aluminium pieces of debris, also in high temperature melt forming for aluminum brick, and then sent to CNC lathe processing.
Now for flat materials to aluminum primarily, if we can switch to liquid metal, can be made thinner, but still maintain a certain level of rigidity
The liquid metal, in addition to being used for thermal compound, thermal paste is also used to do. CoolLaboratory (cool Leng Bo) of liquid metal patch (LIQUID MetalPad) also very dynamic compaction, LIQUID MetalPad-1x CPU price € 5.90 yuan [NT 243], thermal conductivity is very good, it is the world's most powerful heat patches
Liquid metal is very strong
If the metal can be as "plastic", "injection" method of forming in the model. Reducing production processes, energy consumption (high temperature of dissolved aluminum is to cost) or even pollution (industrial wastewater discharge in refinery and there is often a problem). The appearance of liquid metal, is the revolution in the production flow. Don't forget one thing, molten metal is usually very high temperature, liquid metal also has a mission is to make the metal at a relatively low temperature environments can also be plastic. Another research focuses on materials science applications, modern metal is usually caused by "alloy" (Alloy) production processes, because of process costs are balanced. To the elements of nature, where we can find the high hardness and high ductility, the elements and will not rust, stainless steel (Stainless), is the combination of percentage of chromium, nickel, manganese and other elements. In response to the various needs of stainless steel, heat resistance, oxidation resistance, who need various forms of metal ratio will be adjusted. Liquid metal is the same concept, the main element zirconium (Zr), beryllium (Be), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al). The six metal itself has some advantages, such as high hardness of zirconium copper high ductility titanium are acid-resistant corrosion. These elements were found to have been more than 100 years, but what the combinations will be is another matter. You can combine, it does not mean that production will be very smooth. Then you want the produced liquid metals have differential to meet industries demands for ductility, corrosion resistance in different, final physical characteristics are very stable, is of the reasons why can be patented and drove the company to issue stock. Liquidmetal alloys of the company there are several specifications at this stage Vitreloy 1, Vitreloy 4, Vitreloy 105 Vitreloy 106A and so on.
Micro USIM card for iPhone and iPad magazine check card PIN, is the use of liquid metals to build, useful laser engraving on top of TAIWAN or China, there are two check card PIN
Liquid metal has commercial
Sounds of Liquidmetal, is to keep trying various combinations of alloys, and improved production methods. Patents, sure can do the actual production. Indeed, the liquid metal early in our lives. You may have used, but there are no special attention. First, is the manufacture of golf clubs. Metal head golf clubs, of course, hard and average density, shaped. Liquid metal process of production, of course, is a very reasonable thing. For medical purposes, laser apparatus for medical use is widespread. May be used to cut, or measure. Liquidmetal liquid metal to produce instruments, particularly where laser needle. Low coefficient of thermal conductivity of liquid metal, it will not affect the accuracy of data measurement. Military use, to produce electromagnetic interference (EMP) shell, lightweight and high hardness component is very reasonable, and catch requirements are higher than the general consumer products. In industrial applications, electronics conductivity, resistance and ductility are the advantages of liquid metal, probably worse than pure titanium or stainless steel.
Biolase laser for medical use, where needles made of liquid metal, and avoid errors in the data.
Widely used
Something we might use, readers may have seen in the gossip press is a iPhone SIM card slot pin back. From late in the iPhone 3Gs, they found that part of the back PIN is made of liquid metal production. Apple will use liquid metal production is not without reason, SIM card tray if you use soft paper clip into the may back out. Tray holes on very thin, liquid metal ductility can be pulled like a needle-like and hard enough, from results of other metal needles inserted into the cut in it. IPhone 3Gs SIM card slot pin back earlier, the author one out of hand. SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Flash drives (now discontinued), purchased a few years ago the main "Titanium" metal, stand up to big truck over (maximum capacity is only 2GB, you know that really old), which is the use of liquid metal in the production. More expensive merchandise, OMEGA has the use of liquid metal-made watches. Nokia brand Vertu's top Deputy, also using liquid metal to make mobile phones. I write to you, do you also think that liquid metal is unprecedented technology? Already crept into our lives.
I bought a SanDisk Cruzer Titanium flash drive for several years, first and second generation is made of liquid metal technology of Liquidmetal. Variance is due to the volume of semiconductor technology, the same 2GB capacity, second generation process have made NAND particles become small, capacity increases.
Omega Seamaster (Seamaster) Watch, also using liquid metal. (Source: official website of Omega)
Yield is a lot of production
Bring the discussion back to the company, has reported that Apple bought before the use of liquid metals under patent. This interpretation is the author of Apple buying "formula" Liquidmetal alloy they study out of exclusive, limiting others use. And Liquidmetal under production line, has a certain capacity in the future needs to be supplied exclusively to the company. Apple's business practices have got used to, and cooperation with world leading brand glass Corning Gorilla of high hardness thin glass, and most of the capacity needs to be supplied to the company is an example. When it comes to yield, Apple is certainly high hardness combined with liquid metal surface is very smooth finished product. If the liquid metal injection method of manufacturing, the results appear, such as plastic injection mold problems occur, "Flash", "fine lines" is definitely Apple can't handle. Production line therefore require an increase in human "quality control", naturally the costs of production down, iPhone is to raise prices? In order to sell more expensive liquid metal, consumers will not pay for it.
Many smart phones and the main body is made of aluminum alloy plate and stainless steel, even the latest iPad and iPhone 5S Air also uses this kind of material, if you can switch to liquid metal, will be able to do it lighter, but no less rigid, can be recycled, in line with the spirit of environmental protection
Not if its built Thick like Drumpf.
Pegatron is another Eontec customer and iPhone assembler looking to expand manufacturing in U.S.
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/01/pegatron-who-first-showed-no-interest-in-a-plant-in-the-us-for-apple-products-is-now-reversing-course.html
January 16, 2017
Pegatron, who first showed no interest in a Plant in the U.S. for Apple Products, is now Reversing Course
?
In November Patently Apple posted a report titled "Apple Reportedly Preparing a Responsible U.S. iPhone Plant Back-Up Business Plan." In that report we noted that Apple asked both Foxconn and Pegatron, the two iPhone assemblers, in June to look into making iPhones in the U.S.," a source said. "Foxconn complied, while Pegatron declined to formulate such a plan due to cost concerns." Then came the report that Softbank had made an announcement to invest $50 billion in the U.S. and create 50,000 jobs. Pegatron's CEO must have choked on his breakfast that morning seeing the joint Softbank and Foxconn presentation sheet given to President-elect Trump knowing that they could lose out to Foxconn who got the jump on them for a possible U.S. plant. Now Pegatron's tune has changed dramatically on the subject of opening a plant or plants to make Apple products in the U.S.
According to a new Asian report today, "Tung Tzu-Hsien, the chairman of Taiwanese key iPhone assembler Pegatron, said the company was primed to at least triple its U.S. operations if necessary, following incoming President Donald Trump's push to expand the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Tung told reporters on Sunday evening the company would be able to scale up its manufacturing operations within 12 months.
"We have service centers and small assembly lines in the U.S. and have hired up to a thousand staff there," he said at Pegatron's year end party. "It should be no problem at all for us to expand quickly by three to five times, or even ten times, if there is a need from our customers and if all the conditions and policies materialize."
He added that while Pegatron had yet to finalize any plans to move production to the U.S., the company was closely monitoring political developments and would be ready to act immediately if conditions were right.
Tung's assertive remarks came just a month after he said Pegatron would not necessarily follow its competitors' footsteps to increase investment in its U.S. operations.
Pegatron is the smaller domestic rival to Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group. Foxconn confirmed in December that it was in preliminary discussions to expand its operations in the U. S. but had not determined the potential scope of its investment."
Yeah nice how the commercial shows a Silver Liquid Alloy moving around at the bottom of the ocean and then the watch forms out of it.
I remember Apple using a Gold coloured Liquid Alloy in one of their iPhone commercials.
The ‘BMG-TECH’ is trademarked, Possibly they couldn’t trade mark ‘LiquidMetal-TECH’
Agree this must be on Engel machines from the description on the website, i hope its Not the European contract we have all been waiting for, don’t think it is since its already part of Swatch Group.
MATERIAL REVOLUTION
The BMG-TECH™ material of which the case, bezel, winding crown and associated protection device are made - is a metallic glass (Bulk Metallic Glass), that is a material made from a special glass-like alloy in a way which prevents crystallisation, so that the atoms do not arrange themselves in regular geometric structures. The alloy (consisting of zirconium, copper, aluminium, titanium and nickel) is subjected to a highpressure injection process at a high temperature and then to a cooling process lasting for only a few seconds, so that the atoms do not have enough time to become arranged in an ordered, regular structure, as normally happens in crystals. The "chaotic" structure of the material is the secret of its properties - in particular, its extreme corrosion resistance, its great robustness and resistance to external shocks and its resistance to magnetic fields - bringing further advantages to the owner of a watch which also provides excellent performance while preserving its appearance virtually unchanged over time. The innovative properties of BMG-TECH™ provide additional features for a model rich in technical content and of unmistakable Panerai identity.
So you could say that the definition is Fluid
I guess Forging can be interpreted many different ways.
It sounds like extrusion from the article you linked.
Forging is a machining method that essentially squeezes a metal alloy between two halves of a mold —tool and die —to form a finished part. Compared to components crafted using subtractive machining methods like CNC, forged blanks provide superlative structural rigidity and can in some cases afford greater latitude in the design process
If Li ever does hire Peker again they must make him sign a non-competitive clause.
But i think Li already got everything he wanted out of him.
Indeed Li will does have an answer for both, thats why he holds 405m lqmt shares.
Both companies will get orders and Li will make a profit from both companies.
When Apple products are broken down, I've only seen them to have a very thorough job done. Any LQMT found would have been noted.
Small LM105 parts would be a drop in the ocean compared to the BMG that Materion sells.
LM105 use would not even register or make a significant impact. Materion does not give such itemise revenue details.
Not until a large external case is being manufactured would it be significant enough volume to register on Matrions balance sheets, for now the material in just 1 external case can make thousand of small internal parts.
Apple is also allowed to use ANY supplier of BMG be it the LM105 formula or not.
Following the ingots does not help in this situation.
After the sim ejector claim, why would Ataken admit any further Apple use of BMG alloys?
Cause he is too busy selling himself to the highest bidder, its in Ataken’s own interest to keep any Apple use of BMG quiet, it keeps him employed by Chinese companies who think they still have a chance to beat LMT and Apple.
Why else did Ataken stop posting on his blog ?!
Still didn't work, Li needed LMT regardless of Ataken's cheaper inferior BMG Alloy.
So you only choose to accept Cult of Mac's reports but refute Patently Apple, Apple Insider, 9to 5 Mac, Mac Rumours etc. ?
Anyways, so after Apple tested the "manufacturing capabilities" are you claiming nothing happened since? No internal BMG parts or semi-amorphous parts?
Maybe if Ataken tried a little harder than simply looking at an ejector tool and saying 'wow', but then he would have to open up an iDevice and admit that Apple is using BMG in ways he did not anticipate.
So again please provide a Link to Apple's claim that the sim ejector tool is Liquidmetal.
Disgruntled ex-employees hearsay are not admissible.
Atakan Peker's Blog, reads like a disgruntled ex employee who has moved from company to company trying to find a home while trying to destroy LQMT. He has made BMG formula's for Eontec and Prometal based off LM105.
http://atakanpeker.com/
He claimed Liquidmetal would be the case of iPhones after the iPhone 5, including a Gold iPhone, i guess he didn't understand that Apple was more interested in pioneering internal BMG components than an External BMG case. Nor that partial amorphous cases are a huge leap forward. After all, Apple requirements are not the same as NASA's.
But it is LiquidMetal's fault for not making Ataken Peker sign a non-competitive clause.
So can you provide a link from Apple that claims the sim ejector tool is made from Liquidmetal?
Ok then, so the proof you have regarding the sim ejector tool being made from Liquidmetal is far, far, far less than the numerous patents published by Blogs claiming such things as, Speakers Grills, Taptic/Haptic Springs, Home Button, Watch Links, Water Proofing watch components, iPhone4 frame, Watch Case (semi- amorphous or restricted crystallisation) etc
Those parts have more documentation as being BMG than the sim ejector tool has.
But if you have the Link about the sim ejector tool then please provide.
Thats an expensive toy to play with, From the Special CC Q3 '16. Prof. Li ~
"Third, Liquidmetal must be profitable and to become profitable we must increase revenues and control out costs.
We will go back to customer and expanded capabilities, lower prices, larger parts and production capacity from Eontec will make a big difference, but most important i will make Liquidmetal a success like Eontec.
While i have some big ideas for Liquidmetal and this and our senior staff can talk about it in detail, so Paul please go ahead for that."
Sir, Apple is already using small BMG parts in its iDevices, it just does not use the Trade mark name of LiquidMetal.
Are the BMG parts made from LiquidMetal Alloy LM105? I have no idea.
Are they Injection Molded on Engel machines? No, well i don't believe so, too small to be injection molded.
More likely they are stamped then hot formed and extruded then hot rolled.
Oh i just can't resist this request,
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121161241
Here is some more information:
www.homilychart.com/zg/zg_content/en/92357.html
Note how this article came out in 2015-07-06.
Note that it has nothing to do with Liquidmetal Technologies.
People this is a weekend scam coming out of China.
There is no precedent of ANY legitimate PR concerning Liquidmetal Technologies in joint venture with or any other transaction about THAT WAS NOT FIRST INITIATED BY LIQUIDMETAL ITSELF.
So, while definitely my sole opinion, I still state that this whole weekend flap is BOGUS!
What has happened here, in my opinion, is that LQMT "fund raisers" have run out of opportunities to exploit "APPLE WILL USE LQMT" run-ups and now are switching tactics to jack up the PPS about alleged news about mergers and joint ventures.
Again, each and every WEEKEND INITIATING INTERNET FLIM FLAM involving LQMT has always ended up being just that.
PROBABLY ill be a great opportunity for those wishing to get a 20 percent run up so they can exit from their purchases in the 6's and 7's.
And, if you read this:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20051218/local/212180316?tc=ar
you will find a name in the article that keeps showing up on this board everytime there is a false run up on manufactured rumors.
Don't think that you heard it.
It was written.
I know.
I wrote it.
I did not speak it.
What are all investors going to do when the 55 million financing package falls through the cracks.
It's probably a real good idea to develop a plan B.
I'm always confused about what Exactly is the TTA, i see its referred to as "technical assistance or technology transfer agreements." in the MTA
So i suppose that as whenever Apple requests work or info from LMT then the TTA is always active.
As i said in a previous post, LQMT and EON engineers have already been working together testing each others alloys and manufacturing methods.
Li would not wast his own money ordering a new machine just to test it, that has already been done.
Steipp and Li have stated that both company engineers have already being working closely together testing all alloys,
so the testing and prototyping would have already been done.
Li can have Eontec test any prototype Before spending his own money on an Eontec machine.