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point being why chose a medical device to display?
and yet Saga and Engel displayed a medical forceps at the symposium.
The next iPhone model 'S' will not be lqmt but aluminium.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/06/30/photos-of-alleged-iphone-6s-chassis-show-revised-internal-layout-unchanged-external-design
The iPhone model 'C' is a different story, speculation here, early 2016, 4inch iPhone C made thermoplastic formed bmg, in anodised colours.
Formal certification in Q4,
23 rd November anybody ?? just a guess.
Same here i'm always buying when i can, don't know of any other penny stock that has agreements with Apple or Engel or Materion let alone All 3 of them.
No new information might have been put together by a bot.
Maybe Apple is foreseeing the need to scrap off any surface blemishes.
Does Apple really need a "diamond cutter" to cut chamfered edges on aluminium phones, is it overkill or standard in the CNC milling industry, if standard why can't the CNC process make chamfered edges, cause i think its a tool to cut stronger materials than aluminium. Maybe after thermoplastic molding the edges are given a clean chamfered cut ?
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/06/apple-granted-52-patents-today-covering-a-diamond-cutting-chamfered-edge-creation-tool-hearing-aid-technology-more.html
A video comparing real and fake lighting connectors, the real connector pin is made from a single formed piece of alloy, the fake is made from different alloys bent and fitted together.
Did Apple CNC or MIM each connector pins individually or did Apple use a mold with about 80 cavities in it?
I care about the Public reply Miltner-Adams gave you on FB :)
Nice DD sir.
I wonder what elastic material the "Spring Bar" is made from, and I'm sure other parts are also amorphous, or semi like the case itself.
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/06/the-apple-watchs-digital-crown-patent-comes-to-light.html
Indeed no market reaction, just some small investors selling the news, its good for the accumulators myself included, its not good for those looking to cash out soon.
With lqmt now having publicly shown 2 devices (knife&forceps) it seems if it isn't Apple related then wall st is not interested. I guess thats the negative part of being in a partnership with the worlds biggest company, wall st is only interested what Apple will do with lqmt and not what others can do with lqmt, even though no income comes from an Apple lqmt product.
That being said, apart from 3 low subscription twitter sites, nothing else was made public by Engel or Lqmt, but then again thats a good thing not to hype up a stock when the symposium is for reaching new customers not pushing up the stock price.
For myself I'm extremely happy that a medical device was shown (sponsored by Saga & Engel), extremely happy with how amazingly engineered the Hybrid knife is, and extremely happy with the pps. So while wall st snoozes or waits for something 'News/Hype" worthy, i'll just keep adding to my bag :)
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Once i saw the inside of the swivel and how it separates and 'clicks' when looking into different positions, i was amazed at all the R&D that must have gone into getting it all working right, and all done in-house at lqmt too.
I think the swivel is the best selling point, every outdoorsman wants a knife that he can dismantle and put back together again, its a toy and a knife.
You can be sure the knife will be tested to destruction, its what you-tubers want, it brings in views.
Yes lots of engineering to get that swivel and lock action right, much more complicated and mechanical than the forceps shown at the symposium. Also beautifully designed knife, i want it so bad :(
I hope someone brought a Hybrid Knife too the symposium to give attendees a better idea of what can be done with lqmt.
New LQMT PICS IN :)
Thanks JBPharmD for the live links.
https://twitter.com/PlastixMagazine
https://twitter.com/tecnoedizioni1
For those who don't like to download PDFs
Mr Rasinger, what does the term "Liquidmetal" refer to?
RASINGER: Liquidmetal stands for a completely new class of material with outstanding mechanical charac- teristics. These are zirconium alloys that are marke- ted by Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA, and we have developed an injection moulding machine to process their alloys efficiently. We are exclusively licensed as the machine manufacturing partner and therefore the only provider worldwide that can offer integrated system solutions for the injection moulding of Liquidmetal alloys.
Mr Dimmler, what new possibilities and opportu- nities result from this technology?
DImmLER: Components made of Liquidmetal alloys demonstrate an amorphous (that is, non-crystalline) structure which is responsible for its outstanding pro- perties. This is also called metallic glass. The compo- nents are extremely hard, but at the same time very elastic, which leads to very good recovery behaviour. For example, the elasticity of steel is 0.2 percent and for titanium it is 1 percent, while the value for com- ponents made of Liquidmetal alloys is 2 percent. In
addition, the materials are characterised by their low specific weight and excellent corrosion resistance. This forms the basis for developing products with a completely new profile of characteristics that can be injection moulded with high economic efficiency and an outstanding surface finish quality.
What is the difference between a Liquidmetal ma- chine and conventional injection moulding machi- nes?
DImmLER: On the basis of our proven all-electric ENGEL e-motion model series, we have developed an injection moulding machine for processing Liquidmetal that differs from a conventional injection moulding ma- chine for processing plastics primarily in the injection unit. The Liquidmetal alloys are available in the form of slugs cut from round rods. These slugs are automa- tically fed into a melting chamber where the material is melted under high vacuum conditions. Instead of a screw, the machine has a piston with which the molten metal alloy is injected into a thermo-regulated mould. Very rapid cooling under exclusion of oxygen leads to the forming of the amorphous structure. Standard robots, for example from the ENGEL viper series, areused to remove the finished parts. The sprue can for example be removed with the help of a water-jet cutting machine or mechanical shears.
What are the advantages compared to other manu- facturing processes like CNC machining or metal injection moulding, also referred to as MIM? DImmLER: In CNC-processing, individual metal com- ponents are machined out of a metal block by milling and drilling. In this way, complex three-dimensional precision parts with a high-quality surface finish can be produced. In comparison to injection moulding, however, this is a very time- and cost-intensive fabri- cation process.
The MIM process is also an injection moulding proce- dure, however, the materials processed are not metal alloys, but rather metal/plastic powders. The plastic is removed thermally after injection moulding and the finished component is obtained by a sintering process. These are additional process steps that can require much time depending on wall thickness. Moreover, the quality of the surface finish achieved by sintering is not as good as in the Liquidmetal process.
All these disadvantages are eliminated by the Liquid- metal technology. It provides highly efficient and eco- nomical ready-to-install precision components with a previously unreached surface finish quality. The cycle times lie between two and three minutes, which is significantly shorter than the processing time needed for CNC processing. Another advantage is that there is no waste accumulated in Liquidmetal processing because the sprues are recycled and can be returned to the process chain.
What kinds of products are conceivable?
RASINGER: We see much potential in the area of medical technology, which is why we will be producing
parts for medical forceps at the ENGEL Symposium. We expect that a large number of the applications will be in this industry. Endoprostheses like hip joints or stents are also conceivable. Thanks to the excellent mechanical properties of the material, very robust components can also be achieved with very low wall thicknesses. In general, the materials are interesting for components subject to high mechanical stress, which opens up a broad spectrum of applications – from sports equip- ment to aviation and aerospace to electronics. Liquidmetal has already found application in the enter- tainment electronics and watch industries. There are no more licenses available for these areas.
How does one acquire a Liquidmetal license?
RASINGER: The licenses are obtained from Liquid- metal Technologies, and ENGEL delivers machines to the licensed partner. Due to the high demands placed on the moulds, the mould manufacturer also need corresponding certification. Liquidmetal Technologies initiates contact with certified mould manufacturers and provides support for the design and construc- tion process. Our mould construction partner for the ENGEL Symposium 2015 is for example Saga in Padova, Italy. The Liquidmetal material is obtained from Materion with headquarters in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, USA.
Do interested processors have to travel to California in order to find out more about Liquidmetal? RASINGER: No, that is not necessary. The ENGEL Symposium 2015 from 16th to 18th June in St. Valentin and Linz, provides a preliminary opportunity in Euro- pe. In addition, we also have a Liquidmetal machine at our technology centre in Schwertberg. Interested customers can make an appointment for an individual demonstration or initial trial directly with us.
Found this PDF from May '15, pages 8,9,10 talk about liquidmetal.
Always thankful you post these patents, the Thermoplastic forming patent is very interesting, the iPhone 5c was made by Thermoplastic Forming with Polycarbonate, looking forward to the next 'C' iPhone to be Thermoplastic Formed with bmg.
Any links or photos would be greatly appreciated.
How to disassemble video, Amazing design.
Taking apart the Hybrid to show prospective customers what lqmt can do is genius, the walls on the Hybrid look thicker than 1.5mm.
Interestingly, One Third of todays volume traded the minute lqmt very briefly touched 0.125
Seems there is a queue for the exit. Symposium is just around the corner.
1. What is LQMTs involvement with this 7000 aluminium?
LQMT is not involved except maybe via CIP, but that R&D is done by Apple.
Adding Zinc and Magnesium to make it stronger came from Apples R&D for CIP.
2. Is this a liquid metal material?
Not a lqmt but it is jet cooled in molds to restrict crystallisation, also coming from R&D for CIP.
3. Might it require an Engel machine?
The aluminium is extruded then CNC milled, so no Engel injection molding.
http://www.apple.com/watch/craftsmanship/
The Aluminium is partially-amorphous and not 100% lqmt but for the application Apple is using the alloy for 60% stronger is a big deal.
This patent is for restricting crystallisation in gold but no reason why it wouldn't work for the aluminium watch alloy which is also "jet Cooled"
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/03/apples-invention-regarding-the-creation-of-new-gold-alloys-for-the-apple-watch-edition-emerges.html
When i watch that video i just see money being printed,
BMG goes in one end and a several hundred dollar device comes out the other end :)
Jaybiscuit maybe some Engel machines at Jabil Circuit in San Jose, about 400 miles from Liquidmetal in Rancho Santa Margarita LA.
I believe so, i can't find a separate address for it.
http://info.liquidmetal.com/openhouse
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/ca-liquidmetal-tech-idUSnBw096585a+100+BSW20150609
Nice find, so the BMG sheet has to be reheated and pressed into the mold but no crystallisation occurs.
The built in elastic buttons are amazing, water and dust proof too.
The more others research BMG the more crucial CIP patents become to Apple, Engel and Liquidmetal.
Liquidmetal® Technologies – Corporate
30452 Esperanza
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone: 949.635.2100
Fax: 949.635.2188
Inquiries: 949.635.2190
http://liquidmetal.com/contact-us/
Check out this youtube video it shows what might be possible with the Hybrid, not the same amount of holes for fingers but maybe you can put 2 fingers through the Hybrids front hole.
Enjoy trying these and other menacing grips, don't forget the Top Grip™ :)