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Let's see, I wonder if this board would be better served with members being cooperative and sharing valuable information and having an intelligent discourse on the pros and cons of investing in LQMT. Or maybe the approach of constantly whining about the past would be most beneficial. It's really hard to decide between the two. And BTW, it's a much tougher life for those who can't get out of their own way and living in the past.
Sure wish there were some engineers, material scientists, aerospace employees, etc., on this board. Someone who could talk intelligently about the company and their prospects. But instead we get bitter old timers living in the past (with an agenda) or those with their heads in the clouds, with ridiculous pumps (with an agenda) battling it out. We all know reality lies between.
I come here looking for tidbits of useful information, which unfortunately is becoming fruitless. There are obviously smart people on this board, however too many of them are trying to win an argument, versus have an intelligent conversation in order to evaluate an investment.
Damn, sometimes I miss the obvious. Somehow, I missed the connection that EWI was born out of the Edison Welding Institute. And yes Mark Cola has a strong connection as a former Research Engineer (1986 - 1991) at the Edison Welding Institute.
Sierra World Equity Review is not a reliable source of information.
Sounds good, but it would nice if we had a Geologist on this board to explain it further.
Someone smarter than me, those with aerospace and/or machining, etc. experience needs to look at EWI. From what I can tell they are not a direct competitor. As stated below in bullet items they do not build or sell equipment. My take is they are heavily involved in NDE but not, in process NDE.
EWI also is involved with EOS, but we have (should say will have) the more advanced M290.
Last time I checked 8K = 8,000
At first I thought this conference would have nothing to do with us, but there might be some useful tidbits of information from these or other presenters:
The Building Blocks of a Successful 3D Printing Ecosystem
Dave Flynn
Senior Business Development Manager
Materialise
Keynote: Understanding a Public/Private Partnership with America Makes
Rob Gorham
Director of Operations
America Makes/National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute & National Center for defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)
3D Printing in Metal
Andrew Snow
Regional Director- North America
EOS
Also interesting infographic, especially the Global 3D Printing Market Value 2013-2020.
http://the3dprintingsummit.com/news/major-events-in-3d-printing-infographic.html
Gary,
Any chance you can post this on 3dprintingstocks.com:
http://sigmalabsinc.com/uploads/Events/SIGMA_LABS_ATTENDS_AMERICA_MAKES_PROGRAM_KICKOFF_MEETING_09052014.pdf
There are also plenty between those two extremes, also.
What I really want to know is why these billion dollar companies (Materion, Engel, Apple, Swatch, Lockheed Martin) are so foolish to be involved with Liquidmetal?
I would find another investment if I were you, especially if a 7% swing is too much to bear.
Why aren't we more excited about this? What am I missing? Isn't this very big news?
Liquidmetal Summary
A sh!t load of patents
Critical relationships with many billion dollar companies: Apple, Materion, Engel, Swatch, Lockheed Martin, and ???
Opening of Center of Excellence in about a month
Not to mention Apple annoucement in a week
Another link between Tood Rockstroh and Sigma Labs (courtesy of jefftxtrade):
Link between Todd Rockstar (Rockstroh) and Sigma Labs from a March 2014 entry on JJ's Blog:
I would also like to know the following:
https://3dprintingstocks.com/graphene-3d-lab-ggg-v/
Graphene 3D Lab (GGG.V) to Demonstrate New 3D Printed Batteries
Posted on September 2, 2014 by Gary Anderson
Graphene 3D LabAfter the close of trading today Graphene 3D Lab Inc. (web site) announced the company has filed a provisional patent application for 3D printed battery technology and that the company will hold a public demonstration of their 3D printed batteries.
See: Graphene 3D Lab Inc. Files Provisional Patent Application Related to 3D Printable Batteries
I checked with 3D printing patent attorney John Hornick who explained that provisional patent applications can be used to “lock in” the date of the filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to get in front of a potentially similar application made later by a different company.
3D printed batteries are a (potentially huge) addition to what I believe is the company’s early mover advantage in the commercialization of graphene filaments for 3D printing. Dr. Elena Polyakova, COO of Graphene 3D Lab stated in a June article that sales of their graphene-enhanced filaments for 3D printing are expected “within 3-6 months.”
Today’s news after the close is yet another reason I believe “The Best 3D Printing Stock to Buy Now is Graphene 3D Lab (GGG.V)“, and I can’t wait to see the public demonstration of this technology.
In my opinion that is a poorly researched article based solely on rumor. Make sure you read the comments at the end of that article.
Driftin,
Very well said, the risk here is greatly minimized when you have the material science background and the relationships that Sigma has developed over the years. There's a reason why all the competitors in this space are essentially just slapping a camera on their 3D printers for QA. It's the easy thing to do. Too many here (not you, certainly) seem to discount the science and technical know how behind what Sigma is doing. Sigma's IPQA monitors thermal, optical and acoustic parameters to insure these metal powders which are being welded together in 3D space, meet stringent requirements for critical parts. Imagine the fallout from the production of a complex part, where a portion of the metal powder only partially welds during the build, which can happen for a myriad of reasons (i.e. fluctuations in power, operator error, improper printer maintenance, etc.). You need the best available technology (BAT) to insure critical parts in jet engines don't fail.
Here's a simple equation:
Material Science Background + National Lab Backing + Top Aerospace Firms + BAT + Breakout Industry = Profits
Let the naysayers, with their obvious agendas, continue to provide their vague concerns.
Thanks for the info, I knew they had an 11% stake in Graphene 3D Labs, but didn't realize GGG was taking off. I guess I need to read up on GGG and see what's up over there. I was originally going to sell my LMR once I hit break even, but now I may need to hold on to it.
It's holding with another 11% gain. I have a small position in Lomiko, and have been in the red for awhile, but close to break even. i just need another 10% increase. Someone smarter than me care to explain what's behind the positive move in the last few days.
I hope your hunch is right. I think it is either that or Mr. Witty has been inundated with questions, some of which he can't answer and they feel they need to be a little more up front to tide us investors over until the annual meeting. But again, here's hoping that there is significant news.
This is fairly useless information from the following site: http://3dprintingmagazine.net/
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Thought it was interesting that Sigma Labs was included on the top of the front page of the web site with the following companies:
3D Systems
Stratasys
Exone
Arcam AB
Organovo
Makerbot
Sigma Labs
Shapeways
Bad news is there are no articles linked to Sigma, even though there are with a few of the other companies I checked.
Nice find. Kauppalehti looks like the Finnish version of Investors Business Daily. Hopefully we get some Scandinavians jumping on board. Only down side is that article was written a couple of months ago, so those that wanted in, probably are already in.
You can buy Lomiko Metals in the U.S. Their symbol is LMRMF.
Thanks very much for compiling that. I never print anything off here, but that is going on the wall next to my desk so I can keep an eye on these.
Well said, and I agree and also appreciate the perspective of those with expertise in other areas, especially those that are more business savvy, as I am definitely lacking in that area.
I will readily admit, that I put a positive spin on things. I do this because I believe in the company, their product, the critical need for their product, and the incredible growth potential in AM. But enough of my cheer leading.
I don't specifically remember your concerns from a few weeks ago. I think I recommended, and I do this all the time is to read JJ's Unofficial Sigma Labs Blog, as well as all the links. I'm an Environmental Scientist, so facts, links, references are the most important to me. I have read every document I can get my hands on, some of which are way over my head, but still provide at least some info I can use or make sense of. Peoples opinions, not so much, especially if one, they have an obvious agenda (they know who they are, and most here do also), or their opinion is not backed up with supporting arguments.
I don't care about positivity or negativity. I care about facts and opinions backed up with some solid logic. I really have a distaste for those that have obvious motives, and put that above trying to help the group.
Do you care to back up your wild claims and assumptions:
Very nice find. And for those that don't know, and I was one of them, NDI is non-destructive inspection.
Makes sense. I think I got my hopes up too high with the bold and all caps WOW that Sigma got named, or we saw a PR3D unit in the background, or something.
Nice video, but what did I miss? I don't get your question: "Guess who's a specialist?"
Actually you have changed my mind, the Unofficial Sigma Labs Blog, with it's peer reviewed scientific data from LANL, among a myriad of other solid references from trade journals, major aerospace firms, etc, is incorrect and you are right. The reason I say that is I did not know this about you:
Your comments make zero sense. Have you even looked at the blog? I'm sure you haven't read it. JJ provides references (from scientific journals, industry newsletters, etc.) and links to just about everything thing he talks about. Do you think he manufactured the figures, tables, graphs, etc. that are included? Sure he interjects his opinion, and then it is up to the reader to decide if they agree with that or not. However, the facts don't lie, and the blog is full of defensible facts.
Bottom line, it is very evident that JJ is incredibly intelligent, has done everyone a tremendous service here by compiling a massive amount of information and helping to explain it to lay people. Those who don't read it, most likely don't fully understand what they're invested in.
No one is saying it is not a mix of opinion and facts. However it provides excellent technical information, backed up with references. He obviously includes his opinion about Sigma, which is very positive and it is up to the reader to decide if they agree with that opinion or not.
There have been quite a few questions recently about what PR3D is and the technical information in the blog spells it out very nicely. Everything written has an opinion, it's up to the reader to use their smarts, gather the facts and then decide if they agree or disagree.
For anyone who wants to know how PR3D works a good place to start is reading JJ's blog.
This is not their first negative article about Sigma Labs. For whatever reason, they seem narrowly focused on the negative.
And regarding them shorting the stock, this is their disclosure:
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