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For anyone in the stock more than a year it's Deja Vu all over again.
Forgot- there'll be plenty of volume on the way down.
This thing is nosing over now but it would fun to see 40mm shares. A year ago 600k got applause (@.30 of course.)
A little more promise and no real news. Seen much of this since I've been in this stock. Probably a great sell opportunity sometime today if you're so inclined.
Anyone a little impressed that LQMT absolutely kicked BBRY's ass last quarter? :)
Nothing new here. This metal is a real athlete. First rounder. Someone needs to offer up a multi-year contract.
Anax, everything you write is useful and interesting to "most" of us. Keep after it.
Article from 5/31. I don't know if this was already posted but just in case, here's our old friend Doug Smock:
http://www.plasticstoday.com/blogs/liquidmetal-injection-molding-it-disruptive-or-just-disruption05312013
McKinsey & Co., the consulting firm, recently released its list of 12 disruptive technologies: "Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy". This is always an interesting discussion. Some of it is pretty obvious, such as the "Cloud" and genomics.
One of the categories is "advanced materials." That topic could have gone on the list back to the Stone Age. The specific materials listed this year are grapheme, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, and "others", such as piezolelectric materials, self-healing materials, and memory metals.
I'm wondering if injection molded amorphous metals might belong on the list of potentially disruptive advanced materials technologies. From a technology stand point, they definitely belong, but is there enough patience in the engineering development community to support the one company making a stab at commercial development?
That company is Liquidmetal Technologies, which is trying to develop intellectual property invented at the California Institute of Technology in the early 1990s. I won't go into the whole back story here because I have written about this company and its struggles extensively. A few of the articles are listed at the end of this post.
Very briefly, this is the technology: Liquidmetal has an amorphous, liquid-like atomic structure in its solid state, making it significantly stronger than conventional metals, which are semi-crystalline. Very importantly, they can be injection molded, bringing plastics-like production efficiencies to the table.
Global machinery powerhouse Engel was interested enough to develop a machine, which is now making parts for Liquidmetal's contract manufacturer in Denver. Apple and Swatch were interested enough to buy exclusive licensing rights. It's constantly rumored in the vast Apple blogosphere than Liquidmetal will be used for an iPhone housing some day.
Other companies are also interested; particularly promising are aircraft and oil & gas applications. But the product development cycle for very demanding situations are long, and Liquidmetal, the company, seems to float from one financial crisis to another. Another one looms later this year.
I'm hoping the company can generate enough cash this year to start becoming a viable, long-term business. I think that the Engel-Liquidmetal collaboration may well go down as the most important materials' injection molding development of the early 21st Century.
But will it be a technology story or a business story?
Sorry, Poop. I was responding to post #27754 (deleted.) Didn't mean you.
Calm down.
RAPID 2013 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION 6/10 - 6/13
Profile:
Visser Precision Cast is the global leader in the development of injection molding amorphous metals. Liquidmetal casting is a hybrid of plastic injection molding and die casting capable of much higher geometry resolution and tolerances compared to Metal Injection Molding(MIM). VPC is very focused on being the complete supplier in not just offering Liquidmetal, but also Direct Metal Laser Sintering and Precision Machining.
The "global leader" probably ought to get their website cranking as that link is included in their description.
Eliminating much of the time-consuming processing post mold is part of their competitive edge. The 'brains" here can toy with the technical details but if bottom line time/cost/quality compete, we're in business.
3D Systems' PE one year ago was 28. Today it is 70.
A good LQMT order or two and lots of room for irrational exuberance.
I don't know if this is new or old but someone, somewhere is working on that VPC website:
"...Recently James, my boss, has given me the opportunity to be the sole copywriter for Visser Precision Cast's brand new website, which has been a valuable learning experience."
Anyone explain the weird 100K purchase way over the ask? I see it every so often and it doesn't make sense. Fat finger?
Anyone who's been in this stock awhile, knows today is much ado about nothing. Fun to watch though.
Can't the material be pre-melted rather than occupying its own time slot?
Nevermind.