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http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2017/05/29/lomiko-to-expand-carbon-purity-and-classification-testing-at-la-loutre
We need a completed PEA. Document says it is upcoming?
We know Sigma uses off the shelf sensors, but the type of sensors we use is one of the important ways we differentiate ourselves from the competition & the fact that this group over in England couldn't figure that out in both their original article and updated presentation makes me question their thoroughness.
They still can't figure out our sensors
in this updated presentation from an earlier (Jan. 2016) article. Makes me question their diligence when all they had to do is go on Sigma's web page to get a description.
This likely has already been posted at one time or another:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026412751630099
Review of in-situ process monitoring and in-situ metrology for metal additive manufacturing
Sarah K. Evertona, Matthias Hirscha, Petros Stravroulakisa, Richard K. Leacha, Adam T. Clarea Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG72RD, United Kingdom
Received 13 November 2015, Revised 20 January 2016, Accepted 21 January 2016, Available online 23 January 2016
Found it just doing some general searches for AM and "quality assurance" and AM and "process monitoring." When you do that Sigma Labs is peppered all over those search results. Which to me speaks volumes of where they're at versus the competition. The article above, which is about a year and a half old now, looks at many of the in-situ process monitoring options out there for AM. They seem to really miss the boat on Sigma's technology, especially when they describe the sensors as
It's so annoying to have to read through posts that have facts and useful information about the company, when all I want to do is read unsubstantiated posts about people's opinions & feelings. For those who aren't happy with the progress here, maybe you should have invested in something a little more mainstream and established.
Went to Lomiko's website and they have this Powerpoint presentation:
https://www.lomiko.com/public/files/others/Lomiko%20Powerpoint%20March%2022%202017.pdf
I thought they had more than 5% of Graphene 3D Labs. I thought they had 11% last time I checked, which was over a year ago. They also have 40% of Graphene ESD (energy storage). But when you go to Graphene ESD's website they don't have anything more recent than 2014 on their "News" page. But this is on Lomiko's website regarding Graphene ESD, which might have some potential: https://www.lomiko.com/public/files/news/LMR%20NR%20Graphene%20ESD%20and%20Stony%20Brook%20Supercapacitor%20Project%20News%20-FINAL%2004-19-2017.pdf
Lomiko seems like a mining company that wants to do other things, but those other things appear to be going between nowhere and slow. Hopefully graphite prices take off and they find a lot of the large flake graphite at their La Loutre site.
Yeah, I can't tell what they're trying to do. Are they a mining company, an additive manufacturing company specializing in graphite and graphene applications, a consumer goods company with what I thought was an embarrassing Kickstarter program for that Spider charger? I'm stuck here with an 82% loss to date (luckily not too much $s invested) and hoping something positive happens, but it doesn't seem likely. You're also in Sigma Labs, which is a real company with a bright future.
Is anybody out there?
Trade Halted & 100% Acquisition of La Loutre Flake Graphite Project
http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2017/05/03/iiroc-trade-halt-lomiko-metals-inc
http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2017/05/03/tsx-venture-approves-lomiko-terms-for-100-acquisition-of-the-la-loutre-flake
I like the sound of this, awkward wording and all:
"Combine disruptive technologies with advanced
current technologies and a large customer base are
expected to create exponential growth in Sigma Labs over the next 5 years."
Also like that Morf3D is located in El Segundo, the aerospace capital of the world.
Lastly, agree that they need someone to do technical editing of these documents to clean up typos & poor wording.
This is small potatoes compared to Jackie's awesome find, but this turned up in a recent Google search of mine & it's always nice when we get a mention:
https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printing-next-five-years-john-hornick-partner-finnegan-111501/
"The next five years will also see increased integration of 3D printing with in-process controls (such as Sigma Labs’ PrintRite3D), robotics, and post-processing."
FWIW Ed Morris had nice things to say about the author.
"With major names familiar across the world stepping up and being very vocal about their participation in the additive manufacturing industry, we can look toward global giants like GE, HP, Siemens, and more to help us move outside the bubble. Perhaps, as we thought before, 2017 will be the breakout year for 3D printing technologies, as these and many other big players adopt additive technologies."
https://3dprint.com/172166/is-additive-manufacturing-jargon/
Whose heavily involved with those 3 global Giants?
T&L, good eye. I forgot that Vivek went to Harting:
http://www.harting-usa.com/news/news/press-releases/detail/article/harting-us-hires-director-of-technology-003459/
Off the shelf sensors, yes. Definitely not on the software side of things. We're a software company with a deep understanding of metallurgy, welding, data analytics, among other things.
http://machinedesign.com/3d-printing/aerospace-opportunities-demand-quick-resolution-3d-printing-issues
"One example is Sigma Labs, a software company that is helping to assure the quality of metal AM parts. The company started with some related work when Boeing was developing its 787 Dreamliner. Boeing was looking for quality assurance software to effectively get rid of the inspector. “Having a digital thread that follows a design from concept to finish gives the regulating bodies (in aerospace, it’s the FAA) objective evidence of compliance,” says Mark Cola, CEO of Sigma Labs. “Quality assurance software can track a process and part and verify that as long as everything documented in the digital thread was within a specific window, or parameter, that part can be certified.”
Fig. 4Here is the output from a CT scan of titanium alloy powder. The sample is relatively small, but contains over 100,000 individual particles. The white spot in the left of the image shows an inclusion. This may be a small spot, but even a small contamination can start crack propagation, and lead to failure.
This is only able to be done through the understanding of the entire process: thermal history, microstructure, mechanical properties affecting end-product performance. This means a lot of trial and error in the laboratories during process window development. This creates the process window for production to follow. Measurements during development increase the accuracy of quality software for use in production. To obtain data without interfering with production, Sigma Labs uses non-contact thermal sensors to track the melt (weld) pool and the part temperatures during the print. This data, with previously tested research, helps verify the properties of the finished product without a separate inspection step."
More aerospace standard info. & one additional benefit of our collaboration with Morf3D
AS9100 is an aerospace standard based on the ISO 9001 quality system requirements. AS9100 takes the ISO 9001 requirements and supplements them with additional quality system requirements, which are established by the aerospace industry in order to satisfy DOD, NASA and FAA quality requirements.
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/high-end-turntables-additive-manufacturing-and-quality-assurance-at-subcon-2017/
The Manufacturer Conference:
Richard Birkett, UK Aerospace technical manager; and Trevor Douce, international aerospace business director at Bureau Veritas, will be talking at The Manufacturer Conference on 6 June on the impact and implications of the forthcoming update to the AS9100 quality assurance standard – the basic entry qualification to the aerospace advanced manufacturing supply chain.
Morf3D opened its Innovation Center in September 2015, and received AS9100 certification and ITAR approval in 2016.
Jackle, thanks for taking the time to provide a great summary of where we're at. A multitude of opportunities on many fronts.
Well said Silver and I agree that not only are our PR3D prospects looking real good in the near term, but also the potential for capitalizing on the IIoT opportunities further out. I particularly liked Mark's explanation of what the competitors offer versus what IPQA offers. The depth and breadth of our product versus the more cursory inspection processes of others. I think many don't consider our advantages, the two most important to me: the national lab, metallurgy and welding background, and the years of testing and refining with the most influential AM companies out there. IMO a competitor can't just emerge out of nowhere. We know the current competitors offer less that what we do. AM is ramping up big time. The future looks real bright.
OK I guess I'm foolish enough to bite. How is that a "shameless pump article?" It starts out stating facts about SBLB and Cola and then goes right into Q&A, with some well thought out questions that many of us were wanting info. on. I'm perplexed?
Gary is maligned by some here, but based on the questions he asked, he shows a deep understanding of AM & where Sigma fits in the industry. This Q&A helped clarify & in some cases alleviated some of my concerns.
Can someone help me find a stock with a revolutionary product in a burgeoning, groundbreaking industry? I need to warn stockholders that it will be a difficult road. Of course I won't buy any shares. TIA
I "feel" that facts are what matters!
Thanks for the historical info. Exciting times... the web of connections just keeps growing. At this point if only a small %age pans out we're still in great shape.
If I recall correctly wasn't Optomec supposed to be a major QA threat to SGLB? I want to say about 3 years ago. Anyway, glad to see that another supposed competitor sees the incredible value we provide.
I don't think this has been posted yet:
www.3dprint.com/167089/eos-north-america/
I just upped my investment by adding 924 shares.
Another promotion paid by Lomiko Metals, Inc. so take it with a grain of salt:
https://www.equities.com/news/lomiko-metals-lmr-ca-and-canada-strategic-intersect-31-50-metres-of-13-09-cg-and-extend-la-loutre-high-grade-flake-graphite-zone
Nice effort, we appreciate you sharing your research.
No worries. It is unfortunate that a lot of what this company does seems rather amateurish. Especially trying to raise $ via Kickstarter for that Spider Charger. They raised just over $4K of their $50K goal over the 60 days of the campaign, which just ended on Jan 30th. I invested $1,000 several years ago before I realized how risky microcaps are. I'm down a whopping79%. Oh well, live & learn
Unfortunately these articles are a tad biased:
"In the interest of full disclosure, we call the reader's attention to the fact that Equities.com, Inc. is compensated by the companies profiled in the Spotlight Companies section."
Love your demons, hoodlums & ghosts comment. I laugh out loud everytime someone bad mouths Mark Cola, like they have idea how to run a company, especially one as groundbreaking as SGLB. I don't want MC to be looking after shareholder value at this point as so many here bitch about. Our value will come and based on recent events, sooner than later.
Exactly, facts trump opinion all day long.
I've been keeping my mouth shut and biting my tongue for many months here. I'm sure to the joy of many. Reading a certain consistent poster who obviously knows a thing or two about investing, but who knows very little about SGLB, additive manufacturing and disruptive technologies. Somehow his negative narrative has turned many here into thinking this is a company on the brink.
Stop looking at the PPS, and listening to opinions expressed by others, with little to no facts to back them up. Look at the actual facts, such as which companies (almost every important company on the forefront of AM) and which certification groups are evaluating our product. There's a very good reason why we have such an impressive list associated with our product.
Amen!
And those that remain patient here, I'm convinced will be rewarded. Yes there are plenty of unknowns and plenty of things that can not be made public yet, but what we do know paints a very bright future.
I can only speak for myself. Everything I've seen leads me to believe that big things are upon us, unfortunately I've maxed out on the $ I have invested here. I would love to get some more shares, especially sub $3, but my wife would literally kill me.
He's not you run of the mill CFO:
".... has hired Murray Williams
to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective as of July 18, 2016. Williams, who has served on the board of directors of fifteen public and private companies, was one of the founders of Buy.com - where he served as its Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Development. In addition, he founded and is the President and CEO of FA Corp, a consulting firm that specializes in taking companies public and managing their accounting, finance, legal and SEC financial reporting functions."
Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/sigma-labs-appoints-murray-williams-as-chief-financial-officer-20160721-00470#ixzz4FHJzVZ00
Very nice find & very current, published a week ago. And while we're only mentioned by name on slide 10, we're all over that presentation.
The fact that they still have the co-founder of the company listed as a member of the team has you questioning most of what Mark Cola is saying, is laughable. A classic case of myopia and making mountains out of mole hills.
We're right where we need to be, and I can't wait for the contracts to start rolling in. The contracts will come when the aerospace industry is ready, and not a day before. Those that moan & cry about the PPS or the timing of the reverse split, or the lack of an independent board, maybe shouldn't have invested in a niche company within a burgeoning industry.
That's my rant for the day...Thank You.