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Jackle, I noticed this little Dot just yesterday.
ASTM Additive Manufacturing Committee Developing Proposed Standard for Metal Powder Bed Fusion Quality Requirements Products for medical implants and aerospace components are two of the applications of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. A proposed new ASTM standard, WK46188, Practice for Metal Powder Bed Fusion to Meet Rigid Quality Requirements, describes the operation and production control of powder bed fusion machines and processes to meet rigid quality standards.
According to Shane Collins, ASTM member and director, program management, Incodema3D LLC, ASTM WK46188 will enhance the safety of additively manufactured parts across a variety of industries. The proposed new standard has been accepted as a Joint Group project per the Partner Standards Development Organization cooperation agreement between ASTM International Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies and ISO TC261 on Additive Manufacturing.
“Additive manufacturing is based on the capabilities of the machines used in the process,” says Collins. “The machines have been historically designed for the rapid prototyping industry, and we are taking those same machines and now asking them to make safety critical components. ASTM WK46188 will illustrate what the critical parameters for successful powder bed fusion are, how to determine the upper and lower limits of the process and ensure all components are exactly the same.”
The proposed standard’s requirements will be applicable for production components and mechanical test specimens using powder bed fusion with both laser and electron beams.
“Even though the advantages of powder bed fusion are enormous, the process depends on expensive machines and, therefore, the components produced are high value at a high price,” says Collins. “The typical applications are for patient-specific implants and relatively low volume aerospace and defense related components.” According to Collins, lower airfares and reduced greenhouse gas emissions are potential benefits enabled by the use of airplane components created through powder bed fusion.
Collins notes that primary users of ASTM WK46188, once it has been approved, will be tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers that are setting up a powder bed fusion facility or engineers of original equipment manufacturers that will use ASTM WK46188 as a guide for writing internal standards.
ASTM WK46188 is being developed by Subcommittee F42.05 on Materials and Processes, part of F42. Collins notes that F42.05 invites all interested parties to join in the development of WK46188 and other proposed standards.https://www.pddnet.com/news/2014/07/astm-additive-manufacturing-committee-developing-proposed-standard-metal-powder-bed-fusion-quality-requirements
No problem with SGLB having a thin slice of the AM pie. SGLB is not trying to be the end all be all of AM. Everyone on the board knows this. SGLB is playing the quality assurance side of AM which will save in GE's own words 25% in production costs. That savings across the trillions that will be produced in AM is huge!! Am I excited about the SGLB opportunity? Yes Absolutely. Every investor should be excited about the stock they invest in.
Yes, I agree. We are talking about a company with maybe 6 or so people. There's not a lot of time to provide updates as the commercialization dates are fast approaching and much collaboration is still taking place with many companies.
Jackle, Love this statement "testing to conclude and regulatory approval in a matter of months. The SGLB present might not fit under my tree in December :)
Yes. Heavy SGLB here. The DD has led me to continue to place more $ here. I'm fully loaded with 70 percent position here that's limit to my risk but I sleep good at night. Wishing all the best here.
I agree with your assessment It's a great move and GE wants SGLB but they are not gonna be bought for cheap! SGLB is the market leader in this space and they hold the patents to keep the competition at bay. I bet someone makes a big offer after up list next year as soon as that timeframe from the January PP is up.
This confirms that the Dot Connectors are right on track about SGLB. Now all the doubters can now rest easy about this issue. Thank Goodness! We should not have this issue about working with SGLB brought up again.
Awesome post! Thanks much! It's great to see IPQA mentioned outside of GE and Honeywell presentations!
Absolutely agree with you about the upside potential of SGLB. All it takes is for the right investors to get into this and the upside could get crazy. I'll never forget at OTC play last year zoomed from 29 cents to 5 dollars in weeks. It was absolutely crazy. I'm holding at a minimum until after uplisting on this before enjoying profits. IMO Sigma Labs could really move if it becomes the accepted standard. There are so many industries that could use their IPQA. Once executives start to truly comprehend AM capabilities and want to mass produce precision parts and if IPQA is the standard. Well... Let's just say that us early investors will be able to truly enjoy the fruits of our forward thinking.
Never mind. I'm catching up on posts today Phin and r0und3r seem to echo my sentiment on this movement.
Can any level 2 folks tell us if the past three days have many 100k plus buys? I love seeing this move north without any news. I'm suspecting maybe institution buying or news coming soon and those in the know are loading up?
Yes, I second that opinion. Nothing to worry about with SGLB holding the patent. Have a great weekend!
Good Evening SGLB fam! Anyone hear any news on SGLB? Great movement these past two days. I'm wondering if something is amiss? Sniff Sniff! Do I smell a contract baking? Smells awful good like mom's fresh baked brownies. I can't wait to see it and then taste! For the tasting will be the enjoyment. Ahhh! All I can do is sniff now and wonder? Time will tell. Have a great weekend All!
Member mark for you! Have a great weekend!
Detearing, Still Long and Strong here! I'm not posting much just just checking in every so often as the story remains the same. Justice will prevail!
New America Makes report. It gives you a little insight on what folks are thinking about in general at America Makes.
http://www.academia.edu/7671497/A_Qualitative_Report_on_the_Progress_of_America_Makes_NAMII_
http://www.pddnet.com/news/2014/07/properties-metal-powders-used-additive-manufacturing-be-described-proposed-astm-standard. I'm keeping an eye on these Proposed AM standards from NIST
Sigma Labs is still looking good. I believe they definitely fit the bill to solve AM's closed loop quality assurance issue and Mark deserves his bonus! Why?? because of 6 valid points backed by DD
1) GE decided to continue the JTDA that Morris Technologies had before they became GE Aviation.
"Today, post-build inspection procedures account for as much as 25 percent of the time required to produce an additively manufactured engine component," said Greg Morris, GE Aviation's business development leader for additive manufacturing. "By conducting those inspection procedures while the component is being built, GE Aviation and Sigma labs will expedite production rates for GE's additive manufactured engine components like the LEAP fuel nozzle."
GE is looking at the IPQA process to be utilized across many components not just fuel nozzles.
http://www.geaviation.com/press/other/other_20130524.html
2) NIST awards Sigma Labs part of the contract to
"Additive manufacturing processes face a variety of hurdles that limit their utility for high-value products and applications. Technical challenges include inadequate data on the properties of materials used, limited process control, lack of standardized tests for qualifying machine performance and limited modeling and design tools. The new projects aim to address those challenges."
http://www.manufacturing.gov/news_20130918_01.html
NIST is our National Institute of Standards and Technology. Can you imagine if IPQA became the Standard? Just think They are working with the folks who will determine the standard and NIST is interested in what Sigma Labs brings to the table so NIST will be developing closed loop quality standards based on a solution that they can see and touch.
3) Honeywell extended the contract with Sigma LAbs to be used in Darpa's ICME framework.
"The contract extension is part of a Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) project to develop an Integrated Computational Material Engineering (ICME) framework to accurately predict the material properties of components produced using Additive Manufacturing or 3D printing for metal parts."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sigma-labs-inc-awarded-contract-153000238.html
Honeywell is not going to extend a contract with a company that is not performing to there expected standard.
4) Sigma Labs is awarded contract with America Makes
" According to America Makes, "This project addresses the need for the development of a commercially available, platform-independent Quality Assurance technology for high-volume AM production of aerospace components, which technology is currently lacking within the industry."
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sigma-labs-inc-part-of-team-awarded-prestigious-america-makes-additive-manufacturing-project-2014-01-23
America Makes says that a commercial solution is lacking in the industry!
5) Sigma Labs signs agreement Materialize to integrate PrintRite3D.
"By further integrating our PrintRite3D(R) software technology with Materialise's additive manufacturing software, we believe that we will reach the broader additive manufacturing market sooner and be able to assist a larger number of AM users with achieving their in-process inspection needs more quickly. A software package for additive manufacturing which incorporates our PrintRite3D(R) in-process inspection technology enables users to more quickly achieve rapid qualification with greater process reliability without having to wait until the end of the manufacturing process. This would save users money by eliminating expensive post-process inspection technologies."
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140422-908787.html
This is the same Materialize that is integrated on those 100 EOS printers { Materialise/EOS build processor creates a better communication between Materialise software and EOS systemshttp://www.materialise.com/press/materialiseeos-build-processor-creates-a-better-communication-between-materialise-software-and} that GE Aviation recently announced that they were buying.
6) Sigma Labs signs agreement with Honeywell to beta test Deform
"we believe that following, and as a result of, beta testing at Honeywell over the next several months, a product launch for our PrintRite3D ® DEFORM™ software will be accelerated. Lastly, we believe that our complete suite of PrintRite3D ® software for metal additive manufacturing would enable OEMs like Honeywell to more quickly achieve process certification with enhanced process reliability."
Honeywell continues to work with Sigma Labs validating that Sigma Labs is a legitmate company with a product that will meet Honeywell's needs
Mark Cola is doing great work and worldwide players in the AM space believe in Sigma Labs as do our own government institutions. Why are some investors having such a hard time believing in Sigma Labs is beyond me. This is complex technology that takes time which has been years in the making. Sigma Labs is working with the established leader in aerospace AM in GE. Every investment that anyone makes will have risk. This company is one of the best to take a risk on. They are jointly working with GE which has a ridiculous amount (billions http://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/more_news/2014/07/14/ge_aviation_on_track_for_record_orders/12052) of orders for the LEAP engine which has many parts that are make with AM. GE that same company is partnering with Sigma Labs on the NIST and America Makes contracts. SGLB is making steady progress. The only think not going up is the pps which I hope that all longs have had the opportunity to enjoy. This pps will not last long. SGLB will announce commercialize soon enough. I bet it comes via Materialize first. All IMHO but at least it is backed by the DD.
GLTA!
Great find Jackle! This is great news indeed! It may also offer perspective to some to appreciate the long process of testing complex technology. Things are continuing to proceed in sglb's favor.
R0und3r Congrats to you and your family!
Congrats and welcome to the wonderful SGLB family! We are family hear on this board because we show love show respect and sometimes argue for the heck of it! Welcome to SGLB where we all certainly hope to see our SGLB rise from the penny's to the dollars! Lot's of opinions here but all looking forward to the best! Welcome
Hello. I hope that he has a link to it on his site. I'm curious to know about his presentation.
Exactly! The fact that sglb is advertising now for a business development position shows that they are now very close to commercializations. Why pay folks to market and develop business when the product is not ready. We are nearly there.
Gary will be speaking an hour from now. I hope someone can locate his transcript in the morning. Good Night All!
Warning Old NEWS!! I always get excited whenever I reread this America Makes project.
In-Process Quality Assurance (IPQA) for Laser Powder Bed Production of Aerospace Components
Team
General Electric
Summary
Led by General Electric Aviation, in partnership with Aerojet Rocketdyne; B6 Sigma, Inc.; Burke E. Porter Machinery Company; Honeywell Aerospace; Montana Tech of The University of Montana; and TechSolve, Inc., this project will address the need for the development of a commercially available, platform-independent Quality Assurance technology for high-volume AM production of aerospace components, which is currently lacking within the industry. The proposed effort will be achieved through the maturation of an IPQA technology solution that leverages a development approach, incorporating multiple AM machines and multiple super alloys.
https://americamakes.us/home-2/item/488-in-process-quality-assurance-ipqa-for-laser-powder-bed-production-of-aerospace-components
SGLB has the patent on IPQA and the trademark.
This is just a waiting game folks!! GLTA!
Silversmith, I hear you. I certainly hope that all the Dot connecting is right on this. I've got a zip code changing amount as well if SGLB goes according to all our plans, calculations, assumptions, and most excellent DD. I appreciate all the incredible members of this board who have helped provide me with valuable DD and insight. I continue to watch the connections grow and believe that SGLB is continuing to make the right moves. I firmly believe that SGLB has a very bright future in AM. GLTA!
Agreed. This is for GE's competitive advantage in AM. GE has already established itself as the world's leader in AM. GE will have NDA's signed by everyone they work with. SGLB is doing JTDA with GE to further develop IPQA for GE's benefit and eventually all of AM's benefit. GE will get the first crack at IPQA and extend their dominance before letting everyone else have at it. I believe that us investors must continue to connect the dots before the contract is publicly awarded. Let's look at what we know.
1) We know that Boeing approved the IPQA process( GE Aviation is building the LEAP engines for Boeing)
2) We know that SGLB was working with Morris Technologies before Morris Tech became GE Aviation.
3) We know that GE Aviation announced the JTDA with SGLB last summer 2013. ( GE expects to save 25% production time by using the IPQA process)
4) We know that Greg Morris included Sigma Labs and IPQA in a presentation I believe it was Nov. or December timeframe 2013
5) SGLB sent two PrintRites systems to an international aerospace company. I believe it was around the Dec 2013 timeframe.
6) We know that GE and SGLB are both working on the same America Makes project.
6) We know that SGLB announced an agreement with MAterialize to implement their PrintRite3D software as an application in thier bundle.
7) We know that SGLB "acquired" a EOS machine a week or two before GE announces that they are buying 100 of them.
I'm sure I left out a milestone or two or three but the point is that these connections are undeniable. SGLB is continuing to work with GE Aviation. It is GE who is driving this for now. SGLB cannot and will not say anything concrete about where they are at without GE's consent. I believe that PrintRite3D is pretty much ready for commercialization and the delay of Inspect is driven by GE who is not quite ready for Inspect to come out yet. They do not want to lose their competitive advantage as GE has put in quite a bit of effort with SGLB to get IPQA to the level that GE Aviation needed it to be. This is all IMHO! GLTA!
Thanks much. Member Mark for you. GTLU!
Thank you for this find Jackle!! This is another huge dot to add to my theory that GE lent them that EOS printer to implement their Inspect software. This is awesome news. I'm anticipating that longs will love the presents under their tree come December. In the testing world we do PLA's. Product Loan Agreements all the time. Just my theory but this article shows GE's direction and SGLB "acquires" this printer just before this announcement. GLTA!!
Great find! IT's definitely a big reason why I invest in SGLB. They have the jTDA with GE Aviation for the development of the IPQA which GReg morris says will save them 25% in production time. Billions of dollars are waiting to be spent and SGLB is developing what many state is the holy grail of AM. SGLB will get paid soon enough for their hardwork and investors will be rewarded!
Mstrike,
Here's my theory on the Eos printer. It was acquired which does not necessarily mean purchased. Please see
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=103721373
I second what Herringaid says. I'm playing with a large percentage of my portfolio that I would hate to lose but I believe this is a good investment risk. I'm looking for a nice present under the tree in December in the form of Inspect commercialization! SGLB requires much patience as I believe like others that SGLB has signed a non disclosure agreement with GE, Honeywell and NIST. These NDA's are common in the testing arena which I can testify too. It's a lot of hush hush while testing is going on and reports are reviewed then sometimes additional testing and more reports then management review, then Boom! contract award. I believe that all the extensive testing that SGLB has gone thru with the big boys will pay off. I'm hoping for the announcement of contracts soon after the commercialization of Inspect and definitely more after the Deform commercialization. I believe there is a ton going on in the background that SGLB will benefit from. GLTU!
Jackle, This is great! I'm loving the visual representation of their connections. Dot + Dot + Dot + Dot = Success!
We were mentioned in this article. Notice the mention of maintenance repair at the end of the article. This is another area of potential revenue that holds much promise1
http://www.areadevelopment.com/laborEducation/Q3-2014/STEM-skills-needed-for-additive-manufacturing-2727226.shtml
Additive Manufacturing Transforming Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing or 3DP is becoming mainstream; it has the potential to bring jobs back to the U.S. and add to the nation’s global competitiveness, but challenges must also be addressed.
According to a recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, 3D printing (3DP), also known as additive manufacturing, may be triggering a transformation in U.S. industrial manufacturing — affecting everything from product design and production to restructured supply chains. The report, 3-D printing and the new shape of industrial manufacturing, prepared in conjunction with the Manufacturing Institute, indicates that two thirds of the 100-plus industrial manufacturers surveyed are currently implementing 3DP either by experimenting with the technology or by already using it for prototypes or final products.
“Applying 3DP for rapid prototyping is nothing new for many manufacturers as it enables them and their suppliers to sidestep the often laborious and costly traditional processes,” says Bob McCutcheon, PwC’s U.S. industrial products leader. “However, we’re starting to see signs that the technology is on the cusp of becoming mainstream, and companies need to understand the disruptions and the opportunities that it could create.”
Opportunities
Just this month, Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp company, successfully completed a series of tests on a Bantam demonstration engine built entirely with additive manufacturing. The tests were a key step in the development of a more cost-effective engine family for booster, upper-stage, and in-space propulsion. Jay Littles, director of Advanced Launch Propulsion Programs at Aerojet Rocketdyne, told The Wall Street Journal, “We are integrating the full capability of additive manufacturing processes to evolve a proven, reliable, affordable design. We are doing so with technical depth and rigor to meet our unparalleled quality and safety requirements."
And, Sigma Labs, Inc. — a developer of inspection systems for metal-based additive and other advanced manufacturing technologies — recently acquired the latest generation 3D metal printer from Germany to be utilized at its Santa Fe, N.M., facility. Company President and CEO Mark Cola says Sigma Labs now enters a new manufacturing phase, with enhanced offerings to the additive manufacturing marketplace.
Challenges
Despite all the advances in additive manufacturing, manufacturers employing this technology still face the challenge of finding the right talent to utilize it. “We, as a country, need to include 3D printing training in the same way we need STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills,” notes Lonnie Love, Ph.D., a researcher with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the PwC report.
“As the 3DP industry grows, we’ll see a lot of talent needed in manufacturing that can carry out designs,” adds S. Kent Rockwell, CEO and chairman of ExOne, a global provider of 3D printing machinery and printed products to industrial customers. “3D printing will give manufacturing a whole new world of opportunities, and there will be a new type of entrant into manufacturing — the free thinkers and the creative.”
Those entering the workforce may also be attracted to 3DP’s “cleaner” sort of manufacturing, and this may result in reshoring jobs back to the U.S. that were offshored 20 years ago, explains Jon Cobb, executive vice president for corporate affairs at Stratasys, a 3DP printer maker.
America Makes
Interestingly, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute has been dubbed America Makes — it’s the nation’s leading and collaborative partner in additive manufacturing and 3DP technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation aimed at increasing the nation’s global competitiveness.
America Makes has just awarded a major project to Optomec — called “Re-Born in the USA” — that will focus on advancing additive manufacturing technology for the repair of aerospace metal components for the U.S. Air Force. Major partners in the project include GE Aviation, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Research Center and Rolls Royce. The process can replace conventional repair processes such as manual welding.
All of this is changing the image of manufacturing for future employees, with manufacturing jobs becoming “less blue-collar and more white-collar,” says Gardner Carrick, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at The Manufacturing Institute in PwC’s report.
JPI, Thanks. I should have said GE gave them an EOS printer to borrow to implement the IPQA into the EOS printer. The theory is that GE would let them use this EOS printer as a prototype. Once the IPQA is implemented and GE sees that it works just as well as the stand alone PrintRite 3D then BOOM baby!! Contract to implement IPQA in all ge EOS printers then GE says here we'll let you borrow another vendor's printer as a prototype to implement IPQA and then another contract. Next thing you know IPQA will be implemented across all AM printers at GE. Next stop Honeywell or maybe Pratt then Rolls Royce or maybe all at once. Don't let NIST adopt IPQA as the standard in AM for in process quality. Other companies will come aboard as well as other countries. SGLB will then have funds to go with the dental implants that fuse to bone faster and better. The munitions piece will be implemented by the military. The contracts will continue to flow. SGLB will continue to grow as will our investment!! IMHO!
Jackle,
Very nice write up. It sums up why i'm so impressed with SGLB and their potential. My theory on the EOS acquisition is a follows: GE said Hey We love your PrintRite 3D; now can you put it into one of the main printers that we are using to do the AM with? We'll give you this printer to implement the IPQA into and once it's there. A nice contract with us will be there too. IMHO.
Just going back in time a little but GE "has 35 3-D printers from EOS GmbH and Arcam AB (ARCM)" The ability to integrate Inspect and Deform into EOS will be most excellent. They are already have the agreement to integrate PrintRite3D with Materialize. I believe that they are basically ready. They just need to integrate their software with a product that is already selling and we have commercialization! We are so close!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-12/ge-printing-engine-fuel-nozzles-propels-6-billion-market.html
Too funny I sold off my onvo today just to buy more SGLB. I believe SGLB is much closer to revenue and the and could jump substantially on commercialization news. I'm looking forward to this fall!
I sure did. Added more today as I did not anticipate this announcement. I decided not to risk missing out. You never know with Sigma. Commercialization could be announced when least expected.
MR Templeton, I've told many as well but most are not the visionary type and prefer to wait until they "see the money". I just wish them the best but I like the rest of us longs want to be in before the big money starts to show up. Enjoy the weekend!