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Not market value. Company cannot control market value.
Sigma Labs, like every company, cannot control the market.
Ask GameStop. They've been dangerously overvalued and investors could potentially lose a lot of money if the company stopped operations.
Sigma Labs has successfully improved shareholder equity, which is there duty.
In the event the company dissolves, this is the monies that would be returned to shareholders.
Market value cannot be, and is essentially worthless.
Investors base their investment off the value of the company, not the market value.
Sounds like a lot here misinterpreted the value of the company by purchasing based on the market price, and are the ones griping about their own mistake
Everyone who did due diligence has been very happy and profitable here, especially lately.
150k and counting for some .
The disappointed ones are mainly in their own lack of investing prowess and clearly in the hole.
It's easy to spot the losers and winners here at this point.
:). Blue skies over here. Just returned from Florida and already planning the next trip to Myrtle Beach in a month.
My accountant says I need to open at least two new savings accounts to spread this around most effectively.
Maybe after I take this long weekend off work I'll get it done....might have to call off a few more days to relax a bit more.
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Glta.
Hard to conversate with an opinion with no facts and random statements that make no sense..
But, by definition, market fluctuations are not "shareholder interests".
Market fluctuations do not provide the company profits nor increase shareholder equity.
Therefore, the previous statement did in fact prove my point that the company is not responsible, and cannot control market fluctuations, or investors purchasing stock while the market value is exponentially higher than shareholder equity.
Sigma Labs has continuously maintained or improved shareholder equity while simultaneously advancing the product and company.
Making profits easily attainable for any investor capable of intelligent investing techniques and due diligence, as it's been clearly seen here.
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Yes, shareholders interest = shareholder equity
Shareholder Interest means the interest of a Shareholder in the Company, including the Shareholder's rights to a share of the profits and losses of the Company, to receive distributions (liquidating or otherwise), to obtain information and to consent to or approve actions by the Company.
Market price does not provide any of the things listed.
Shareholder interest is cold hard cash and the company to operate as promised.
Not market fluctuations.
Thanks for proving the point.
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exactly the point. every investor who purchased Sigma Labs stock was willing to pay an exponentially higher multiple than the true value of the company based on shareholder equity.
that was a risk that every investor was willing to make purchasing at the market valuation.
The value the MARKET put on the company, not the true value of the company.
it is not the duty of the company to worry about the market value of their company. The company cannot control the market.
it is the duty of the company to increase shareholder equity by progressing the company and increasing the amount of assets.
Sigma Labs has continuously done that as the shareholder equity has continued to either hold its value or increase. most recently the value increased from approximately 1 million to now $5 million dollars.
the PPS and market value decreased over the past 5 years because the company was extremely overvalued on the MARKET.
any investor who completed their due diligence would have known that the PPS was likely to drop due to the fact it was so inflated from the shareholder equity.
that is why those who made profit, purchased the majority of their shares when the market value was closest to the shareholder equity.
similar to any other stock, any investor who purchases when the market value is exponentially higher than the shareholder equity, has a higher probability of seeing a decline in their investment regardless of the performance of the company.
anyone here complaining of a declining PPS while the stockholder equity is increasing has no argument to make.
the stockholder equity over the years proves that signal Labs has continuously added value to the company and increased value for shareholders.
just because the market value was greatly inflated, was not something within control of the company.
the company did not say at any time purchasing their stock at the current market value was a good idea financially.
it is up to the investor to make that calculation on their own.
Matket value is what the market is willing to pay for shares in a company...not what the company is actually WORTH.
Anyone who completed due diligence would have been very aware buying shares of a company with 5 million in shareholder equity, when the market cap was 100 million would have been very aware they were paying a 20x multiple.
that's why most waited to purchase a majority of their shares when the market value was between 5million and 20 million and made a profit when the market value increased to 60+ million as it did recently.
Sigma Labs continues to increase shareholder equity and progress within the company to make increases in market value possible for investors.
continued success within company operations allows for new contracts to increase the market value and allow for Sigma Labs to raise funds with minimal dilution and no debt.
more profits to come :)
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Well that's not quite right and the point is proven in the logic provided.
The market valuation is not representative of the shareholder equity when a company is overvalued or undervalued.
Sigma Labs was overvalued by the market, yet the equity has increased.
look at gamestop currently.
look at their market valuation vs what the company is actually worth.
the numbers are very different.
the market valuation fluctuated 10- 30x over their current stockholders equity.
Just because the market values a company at a particular price, does not mean that is what the company is actually worth in real dollars.
if the company closed operations, and had to disperse their assets to the shareholders, everyone would lose a lot of money, even if the PPS significantly increased AFTER the shareholders originally purchased their stock.
this is why its important to complete due diligence to understand the value of the company versus the market value.
Sigma Labs was outrageously overvalued in the previous years when the shareholders equity was between 0-3Million and the stock was trading between 50-100 million dollar market value.
any investor who does due diligence understand the best time to invest, is when the market valuation is within a reasonable multiple of the shareholder equity, or under it.
Sigma Labs shareholder equity has been very low since the initiation of the company, as most start-ups start out with very little assets, and rely heavily on investors to fund operations until a profit can be made.
Just because the market valuation and the price per share are unreasonably high for a company with very little assets, does not mean that the company is going to provide an ROI at that valuation.
The market valued Sigma much higher than the company was worth on the books.
Any investor purchasing at that price should have done enough due diligence to understand whether or not the price they purchased stock at was going to solidify the multiple on the assets the company owned at the time of purchase.
Understanding Sigma Labs has historically had shareholder equity between 500k and ~3Million, it's very simple for any investor to adjust their investment, or to initiate an investment, when the market valuation was within a reasonable multiple of that level of equity.
to blame a company for the market valuation of their stock is asinine. the market determines that price, not the company.
the company's obligation is to do everything within their power to increase equity for the company and thus, the shareholders, which Sigma Labs has continuously done, as seen in the financial reports.
Considering Sigma Labs has been able to continuously increase shareholder equity from levels of 1-3 million to now well over 5 million, while still in the very early development of their first working product, while spending very little cash in terms of a tech startup, and taking no significant loans has been very impressive in my opinion.
Not to mention all while signing contracts with the highest functioning AM companies in the world.
Thus, why it stands true that Sigma Labs has continuously created more shareholder value over the years while increasing shareholder equity with minimal dilution.
Which is why due diligence once again was able to provide the information needed to make a rational investment and purchase shares when the market valuation was as close as it could be to the shareholder equity.
When exciting news happens, the market is willing to send the valuation on 2-3x multiples.
any reasonable investor would realize that 10-20x valuation of the shareholder equity would put the company at an overvalued state, and they may consider adjusting their investment.
the company cannot control the pps or the market.
due diligence can help an investor determine the best time to purchase shares based on the difference between these values.
hence why even though the PPS of Sigma Labs has decreased, it is the duty of the investor to purchase shares when the real value of the company is nearest the market valuation.
any investor who went all in when the shareholders equity was near 1-3 million, and the company had a market value of 60 million, decided to purchase at that valuation.
now the company is worth more at 5 million, however the market does not think it is worth 60 million.
the investor makes the decision to purchase at market price or not.
the company has continuously increased shareholder value.
the market has put downward pressure on the PPS, however we've seen the excitement as new contracts come in.
the company increases equity while improving the product and signing new contracts.
this is why due diligence is key.
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yeah, except no one is worried about day to day changes in shareholder equity in small percentages. maybe day traders and shorters, but not due diligence based investors looking for another 100-200% ROI in a short period of time.
investors are more interested the difference from shareholder equity being less than 1 million just a year ago, to being now well over 5 million, or a 5x increase, is much more significant.
part of the reasoning for the increase in PPS and continued advancement of the market value of Sigma Labs.
part of the reasoning for the pps to be able to make 200% runs because the foundation is there to fall back on.
with current cash around 15 Million and market value at 30 million, Sigma Labs was able to build an even better foundation for shareholders.
Sigma Labs continues to be able to raise cash thru minimal dilution and little negative change in PPS, especially considering its still holding at over 75% over prices a year or less ago.
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glta.
Wrong .
Plus, shareholder value continues to increase, which equals increase a the value of the company.
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of the five attempts it takes to respond to one, none of which had any facts attached to them in my opinion
just opinions and very little explanation on the misses and incorrect equations and recommendations that led to losing out on multiple +100-200% gains.
and also, still prophesying back to $2 after Sigma just raised an additional 9.7 million, putting cash on hand ~15 Million. With the current market valuation at ~34 Million, thats about a 2x valuation on cash.
Not at all inflated, especially for a tech company in these current market conditions, in my opinion.
If Sigma Labs dropped back to $2 the stock would be trading at cash value. Would be very lucrative for investors finding a company with zero debt trading at cash value.
Many tech companies trade around a 5X cash valuation, giving Sigma great room for proper growth, in my opinion.
i know 150k profit isn't significant to some because they'll never see it xD factually speaking.
Again, the runs were missed. saying it's still going back to 2 "unless..." -is pointless and irrelevant. Due Diligence pointed to the fact the PPS was going to rise...and it did.... significantly.
factless guesses said back to $2 and was wrong to the tune of 100-200% or more.
have to bring up a $1 million dollar loan, that has absolutely no effect on today's operations and the company hasn't had outstanding debt that was left unpaid ever in the history of the company.
a very moot point yet again...not surprising.
miss and incorrect over 6 months of multiple runs to $4, $5, and stated back to $2 the day of a run to $9. yikes.
color it any way...due diligence made big profits possible.
pessimistic and factless opinions led to missing and bagholding losses,
but, to each their own...at least one investing tactic clearly works . in my opinion.
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Why take out a loan when there's multiple accounts of profits to pull from ?
Unless incorrect calls were made and left them empty, in my opinion.
Even Sigma Labs just raised 15 million in about half a year with minimal dilution.
That's similar funding to a round of Velo without giving away percentages of the company to others companies.
All owned by investors ready to make more money :)
Almost forgot about the runs to $4,$5, and $9, but I'm still hearing back to $2 and 2nd half of 2021 for anything significant.
I know I'm a simpleton but to me $150k profit is significant :).
Hopefully no one waited for back to 2 the day it ran to $9...would be highly misleading and slanderous for anyone to make a call like that to prevent the stock price from rising.
Not to mention missing out a ~150-200% gain.
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never said that Honeywell was going to install a hundred units of PR3D. I simply stated they have hundreds of AM machines... which they do, globally.
when accounting for the various companies they contract out to print parts, well into multiple hundreds and at the current CAGR of the AM market, easily a thousand AM machines in the upcoming years, Sigma Labs continues to address all of these markets, single laser, multi-laser, and DED.
it was falsely stated that Honeywells relationship with Velo was going to be exclusive in their AM production.
to which i correctly stated honeywell has hundreds of AM machines not branded by Velo.
PR3D being machine agnostic, proves that all of those printers, similar to every other OEM and end user in the industry will need some sort of qualification software.
PR3D is a software that can address the Billions of dollars worth of machines already on the market, as well as those being produced without an included software.
Sigma Labs already has inked deals with multiple OEMs and a software/hardware provider in Materialise, thus proving the point.
Again, seem to be sidestepping the main points of Two additional unannounced contracts Sigma Labs already won during 1st Q 2021.
and the stance of "back to $2" did not equate for that at all, in fact it has been a constant whining that Sigma isn't signing enough contracts, yet they pull 3 NEW customers in a quarter and no one seems to acknowledge that, in my opinion.
Lockheed Martin, well-known to be a leader in AM and owner of hundreds of AM machines
A Large Aerospace manufacturer, unknown, but clearly would be highly probable to say they own a significant amount of printers as every significant company even in the R&D phase own at least a few.
and Ermaksan, an OEM that does ~75 Million in sales yearly.
I don't recall hearing about the value of these contracts, or how that calculation equates to "back to $2".
Clearly the math didn't quite add up, and the runs to $4, $5, and $9 proved that hypothesis very incorrect.
if it was stated nothing would happen til second half of this year...what does one call these recent contracts and runs for +200%?
no significant contracts and nothing happening til Q2? the market would obviously beg to differ as big time gains and profits were already made.
seems calling something after the fact and ignoring what actually occurred is a strange way to live out an alternate reality, in my opinion.
Clearly the institutional investors purchasing shares and warrants understand the current status of Sigma Labs is worth risking a 9.7 million dollar investment. They have clearly done due diligence and understand there investment will see an increase in value over the life of the investment.
perfect timing for Sigma to raise 9.7 million to secure funding for 2021 and well into 2022.
great moves by management and the company once again :)
These investors clearly think this is fantastic timing for well-educated due diligence professionals to step in and make another tranche of investments in Sigma Labs, as they just put 9.7 million on the line.
Those in control of $9.7 millon knew better than "back to $2" from the peanut gallery xD
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Really?
Did you expect along with the recently announced contract with Lockheed Martin for an initial PrintRite3D system that Sigma Labs would also announce
A quad laser PrintRite3D system to be delivered to a large European aerospace company through our OEM agreement with Additive Industries; and
An initial contract with Ermaksan, a Turkish 3D metal printer OEM, who is providing PrintRite3D integrated with Materialise’s MCP, to a Turkish customer.
In the first quarter of 2021?
That is a great and full quarter for Sigma Labs.
Excited for the Q1 earnings report for more detail on the activities and contract roll out.
Proof that the exponential growth of the business model is working according to plan.
Doubled revenue on the year in 2020.
Shareholder equity 5x from 2019.
Employee headcount adding 50% and projected to grow and compound sales rate as we just saw the last tranche do exactly that.
Cash on hand for entirety of 2021
Costs down, revenues up, profit margin fantastic, especially at such an early stage.
Already earning revenue thru Additive Industries and MATERIALISE partnership.
Already earning revenue thru DMG Mori partnership.
Was interesting Mitsubishi AM was also mentioned as an OEM that happens to make machines that are PR3D compatible as well as uses other printers to make parts.
Mitsubishi as an OEM and end user ?? Ooh baby I like the sound of that and is a clear possibility in my opinion.
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Well Sigma Labs operates within the same market, soo. ..yes it does apply to them lol.
Also, there was a mention of the pps hovering around $3 which was supposed to be a negative thing after the recent runs to 4,5, and 9, however the average price for the entirety of 2020 was around $2 and sometimes below...which makes even a long term investor who doesn't believe in trading, Sigma Labs a great long term investment, especially as the price still sits around $4.50.
Any rational investor who was at a loss could have easily averaged down and purchased at $2 and below as it sat there for a year. They would now see a +150% return on that investment.
No matter how it's sliced, Sigma Labs and their team has done great work advancing the software, earning new contracts from the biggest names in the AM field, and creating value for shareholders.
The shareholder equity has also significantly increased YoY, which again by definition makes Sigma Labs a great investment, even for those who refuse to make any trade and just hold and pray. (Not a great investment strategy in my opinion, but to each their own)
It seems only putting a negative spin on things can cause one to miss out on the objective truth and big profits in my opinion.
Those who have done Due Diligence seem to have made significant profits a few very simple trades while still holding a long term, profitable position.
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never "pump and dumped" SGLB or any stock for that matter.
only adjust investments when it make financial sense to do so, never completely selling out at any point...so that allegation is false, in my opinion and by fact.
posting of industry news and company related news.. if the news happens to be "positive", that is not a pump.
its reporting the facts, as i would be more than happy to post negative news of the AM industry,
however, the industry has been booming with advancement and investments over the past 5 years and there hasn't been any obviously bad things to post of Sigma Labs or the industry.
The business decisions made by the company were easily adjustable for any investor to quickly recoup any losses from a necessary move to continue the company's operations.
"90% of patents don't make money for the person or company who file them". Again, laughable falsity. let's just get rid of the patent system then...its clearly useless lol. another moot point and false by facts and in my opinion.
"companies will continue to use traditional methods". Hey! the first factual statement in months!, In my opinion
However, failed to mention the over $10 Billion Annually in the US alone being spent on AM goods and services, growing in the ~10-20% CAGR range, projected to be 20-30 Billion by 2025 by experts in the field.
So yes, traditional will forever be, but AM has a very significant and profitable footprint in many sectors of production.
typical slander points lack facts and sustenance, unfortunately for anyone to blindly believe them, in my opinion.
Still doesn't change the multitude of 100%-300% MISSES over the last 6 months.
enough to turn 20k into 150k for any rational investor who has done Due Diligence and understands the market in which they invest.
But, to each their own, some enjoy crying the sky is falling from the mountaintops, while others enjoy facts and cold hard cash :)
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the difference between before the news and after, is one system and +~150%-200% gains for intelligent and capable investors, in my opinion.
the difference is good $$$ in profit.
oh no the price went back down like everyone knew it would?? big surprise.
the profits are already secured by capable investors lol.
"back to 2" literally the day of and it runs to $9 lmao...big misses and big losses for the big L making calls like that in my opinion.
this is why DD is important for any investor, to know when something is undervalued, and also when its overvalued, in my opinion
this contract was good news and a forecast of the future. more multi-billion dollar companies interested in using PR3D for mass production.
thats why those who have done DD have already capitalized on the movement, as they have in the past time and time again, in my opinion.
lockheed martin, along with every other major Sigma Labs customer has hundreds of AM printers and spends millions per year on AM operations.
especially considering Lockheed Martin chose Sigma Labs because of their ability to be machine agnostic, explains the value of PR3D, in my opinion
PR3D can service the entire AM market.
a market expanding at a very high CAGR and heading towards 10 billion for OEMs alone in the upcoming years.
everyone knows the dollar amount of this individual contract will likely not equal the $25 million dollar increase in the value of Sigma Labs that occurred in one day.
stocks rise and fall on news all the time.
the reason for the significant increase represents the market excitement of the AM software industry and the understanding of the long term value and potential of contracts with companies like Lockheed Martin, in my opinion.
big money companies who have been pouring big money into AM, signing contracts with microcap companies, shows the potential of those microcaps to grow exponentially.
obviously it probably won't happen from this contract to test and evaluate Sigma Labs software, but the continued acceptance from the largest players in AM proves that the potential is there.
very sad to see terrible, slanderous opinions cause investors to miss out on 200% profits to "prove a point" of some sort...
only to say the day after, "well the gains are gone anyway"...not if a decent investor already secured their profits as they should have. lol.
the run from $3 to $9 did all it needed to.
hope any sitting and "waiting for 2" have a comfy seat xD.
currently out of vacation celebrating the year so far... looking like ~150k now :)
go back and double check those volume dates...trades were made in January, february, and now march...and there was more than enough volume to make up a measly 140k compared to the millions of dollars worth traded on those days. another theory exposed. lol.
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i love how every single time an opposing view that has absolutely no facts or basis behind it gets demolished by facts and simple due diligence, like the fact it is clearly stated in the article in question Velo is being used for material qualification and Sigma Labs PR3D is being used for process qualification for Honeywell AM... and when pointed out, after the opposition stated Velo hardware and software was being the only tech used in a government project, the opposition completely tip toes around the fact the statements made were completely and absolutely false, and then attempts to bring up absolutely moot points that have nothing to do with anything.
it's absolutely hysterical that any one with more than 7 working brain cells continues to believe or take into consideration anything written in this manner, in my opinion.
yet it continues daily as if accomplishing anything when clearly just time filler for bagholders with no understanding of the AM market or industry, in my opinion.
literally not one opinion has resulted in anything of significance, yet DD has resulted in hundreds of thousands in profit for those who have done due diligence and stayed objective, in my opinion, and in bank accounts xD
i never thought the ability to comprehend basic english would be so valuable, yet its clear those who can't, get held up for days on the difference between material qualification and process qualification lmao.
it's truly funny the lengths some will go to manifest a reality that doesn't exist.
they lost big time on their own misjudgements and need an explanation.
they need the slander and defamation of SGLB and its employees to be true to fulfill their story, even though every attempt they make has been proven false with basic facts, in my opinion
even trying to say pointing out Stratasys study stating Velo software is not up to par, is somehow slander. laughable as usual in my opinion
a scientific study proved Velo software is lacking and needs years of progress before being able to do what PR3D can currently do.
its amazing the manipulation done to every single proven fact found by third party studies or otherwise to try to distract investors from the reality of progress that Sigma Labs continues to make with the largest companies in the industry.
in my opinion, this has to be the saddest rat life ive ever witnessed, an angry internet troll wasting hours of time daily posting thrice to every single post made by the due diligence investors making profit and laughing all the way to the bank.
truly a good laugh every day when i check my bank account and other investments.
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woah thats a bold statement...
likely providing the printers and software for what exactly? the article is pretty clear what part of the process Velo will be used for...read carefully.
i think a few things are confused here, and a better ability to comprehend basic AM terms would likely fix the misunderstandings here, in my opinion
and also, again, what would Honeywell do with their hundreds of printers that arent Velo if velo is the answer to everything? sell hundreds of AM printers for 1/4 of the price? lol.. instantly throw out hundreds of millions of dollars of printers? no lol.
they'd likely use a software like PR3D to get the best ROI on the millions they've spent on AM machines.
other than that, AM OEMs continue to sell thousands of printers per year, bc Velo is not so extraordinarily different.
the technology is still comparable. velo obviously has its perks over early model black box printers.
thats where Sigma Labs comes in.
Sigma Labs provides what EVERY OTHER OEM is desperately in need of. the ability to qualify printers and the entirety of the process, which according to the article, Velo isn't capable of.
hence why there isnt a decade worth of scientific studies to back up the technology like Sigma Labs has.
probably why even this article specifically states, "while Sigma Labs is supplying its PrintRite3D platform for qualifying the quality control system."
i think there are substantial differences being misunderstood by people uneducated on AM in my opinion
Velo = testing material properties for inconel
"VELO3D will work with Honeywell to develop the proper parameters necessary for the company to perform material qualification and obtain optimal material properties."
try again slower if needed, broken down in a smaller number of words to understand easier below
"necessary for the company to perform MATERIAL QUALIFICATION"
Goes on to say utilizing Sigma Labs to "qualify the control system".
ie, PR3D is still the objective overseeing measuring stick to ensure everything being printed is according to spec.
basically saying that yeah Velo has a cool printer, but there still needs to be a control system to ensure it is printing correctly, which is what PR3D has done effectively for years.
here's what Stratasys discovered in their latest white paper using Velo technology, under the category "Future Work"
""To fully utilize the Porosity Prediction as a go/
no-go indicator of part quality, we would want to
generate a four-quadrant graph with two axes.
...
in real world results, we can see that
while a correlation can be established, we cannot
create a definite linear threshold value.
For Assure Porosity Prediction values of below 0.05%, we see high quality parts. On the right side of the graph, we
observe high porosity and predict high porosity.
So, for Assure Porosity Prediction values above
0.10%, we see low quality, porous parts. For values between 0.05% and 0.10% (the yellow zone indicated on the graph) further analysis is required.
Stratasys Direct’s team and VELO3D will continue
to work together to refine the algorithms used to
process the sensor data with the intention of having a pass/fail metric of bulk material density.
Over the
next few quarters, we will refine the prediction to
reduce the indeterminate region and broaden the
scope to incorporate more geometric features.""
So all in all, Velo is years behind what PR3D can do currently, and has perfected years in advance of Velo, which is why Sigma Labs has contracts with NIST as the standard and velo doesn't.
Probably why PR3D has been chosen by multiple OEMs as the preferred and available pre-installed IPQA software.
Also why PR3D is moving towards closed loop control with software giant Materialise and Velo is printing a few heat exchangers like every other entry level printer.
Great DD here, answered a lot of questions and proved the validity and need for Sigma Labs PR3D software.
always like a good article that provides obvious connections to PR3D being used at a large scale for mass production with a company Sigma has held contracts with, that just signed a half billion dollar deal with the government.
i agree, this is great news for Sigma Labs and the industry in which they participate as well.. although i think i posted something like this a few days back saying the same thing...
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the reason I post news of a Honeywell contract with the DoD, is because Sigma Labs has held contracts with both Honeywell and the DoD, both specifically for work with PR3D
the reason i dont post news articles about the other random companies in question, is because Sigma Labs does not currently hold or ever held contracts with them lol
its not rocket science.
Because Honeywell still has Hundreds of AM machines that aren't branded by Velo.
Honeywell has held contracts with Sigma Labs for at least 5 years completing high level scientific studies.
Honeywell operates hundreds of machines they need to make a ROI on. PR3D happens to increase ROI on AM machines, as determined by a number of studies.
so, if a company like Honeywell, who has hundreds of machines, printing hundreds of thousands of parts over multiple years, want to increase their ROI, it would be probable they would be interested in using a technology like PR3D.
not sure why the obsession with the idea that any other ONE company owns the entire AM market lol.
a pretty laughable stance in my opinion.
especially considering the post relates to ONE DoD contract for ONE type of helicopter.
the DoD contracts hundreds of companies for their manufacturing, if not more.
to be so shortsighted to think one contract stood for the entire AM industry would be a great misappropriation of the monies involved.
especially since this is one government contract and has not the billions spent in private industry, nor the remaining billions spent by the DoD and other government agencies.
one would need to be heavily reliant on a certain view to miss all of these clear indicators of growth in the AM industry and money to be made, in my opinion.
its views like this that could cause one to miss 100% + gain trades for 120k, in my opinion.
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Sigma Labs customer and collaborater Honeywell secures new $476 Million Engine Production Contract for U.S. Army Chinook Fleet
The engines will be assembled and tested at Honeywell’s production facility at the company’s Aerospace global headquarters in Phoenix.
Honeywell and Sigma Labs previously developed PR3D together and worked to prove the validity of the software and prove that AM could be used to produce crucial parts.
Honeywell incorporating AM on Global Scale
• Working to be world leader in technology development in
the area of in-process NDE for AM
***"• Objective Evidence of Compliance to Design Intent is the Ultimate goal"***
https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en/learn/about-us/press-release/2021/03/honeywell-secures-engine-production-contract-for-us-army-chinook-fleet#.YElqSzMIQ9t.linkedin
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://sigmalabsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/non-destructive-evaluation-additive-manufacturing.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwitu7WY8qjvAhUDWs0KHZDDADsQFjAEegQIDRAD&usg=AOvVaw0KbcBDua13tCxN-5VZSGbG
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"rumor has it" lmao...almost as laughable as misquoting and manipulating the CTO statements during the last webinar.
At least the money makers of SGLB have facts and true statements to back up their reasoning.
Probably why one strategy results in profits, and the other in one blog follower who agrees and 97 who know it's garbage analysis and trolling, in my opinion.
Stay objective.
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Glta.
this was not at all what the CTO said about the software.
SGLB Darren Beckett actually stated the software was effectively able to qualify parts, as well as the AM machines for production purposes.
This differentiation is a major value provided by SGLB software compared to OEM software and any current SGLB competitor that cannot match the fidelity of PR3D data.
As the standards recently released require printer processes and lasers to be certified before production runs, PR3D is an enabler for mass production in AM by providing the necessary data to prove the machine is operating to spec. throughout the building.
The CTO also stated depending on the end users needs, PR3D can also help lower the cost of CT scanning by providing data to show which parts may need scanning further, instead of scanning random parts as companies do now.
this eliminates down time and scrap, and also enhances the product by allowing the manufacturer to adjust their design as needed.
it was not a matter of whether or not the customer needs PR3D or not, its how they can best utilize every aspect of the software to maximize their ROI.
easy mixup if one was only listening for a certain outcome, and not the reality of what was actually being said.
gotta stay objective and use evidence to come to conclusions...not bagholding biased opinions and manipulating what the CTO stated, in my opinion.
what a shame.
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Manipulate incorrect statements, calls, lack of due diligence, and failure however one sees fit, doesn't change the outcome.
Still over 50% above a $2 call for 7-8 months now.
Only a 25% retracement from rise to $4,
$4 is 100% gain over the incorrect $2 call for 7 months.
$3 is still 50% above incorrect $2 call.
Even made it well past $5 for easy 150% gains from incorrect $2 call on SGLB in my opinion.
Slight retracement is normal and only fools who bought after a 150% run would have lost.
More educated investors made trades from 2 and sold around 4-5 for over 100% profits.
Fools pointed at falsified statements of slander and misinformation and did nothing but baghold or lose, in my opinion.
Same old story indeed.
#winning
Didn't even need more contracts past DMG mori in December, just understanding the value of patents, current contracts in hand, industry professionals statements, and the direction of standards.
More contracts will follow.
Money never sleeps.
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$3 is still 50% above the September 2020 $2 call.
7 months incorrect with zero profit and bagholding while due diligence and well educated investors making easy +100% trades.
Incorrect call on sglb pps for over half a year with multiple runs above $4 and $5.
Big yikes.
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Glta.
ask warren buffett (ie. the greatest "investor" in the world) if its rational to adjust an investment when it is overvalued or undervalued.
ie. buy and sell based on fluctuations in the value of the original investment.
this idea that it no longer is "investing" once a trade is made is asinine, in my opinion.
im not a day trader, im not a pump and dumper.
ive never sold completely out of my SGLB position in ~5 years.
however, i have adjusted my investment based on fluctuations in the market value of Sglb and taken profit on several occasions.
any reasonable investor adjusts their holdings based on the market value versus the real value.
to be forced to hold a +100% gain for the sake of "investing" is ridiculous. any investor can adjust their holdings whenever they like.
and saying $2 is coming since October, missing out on multiple runs for over 100% is nothing to be proud of.
thats one of the reasons i never make calls, or advise others on buy and sell prices like others do.
the value of calling something, includes the ability to correctly call the timing in which it is going to happen.
that's why a weatherman who can correctly determine the approximate time in which it is going to rain, is more valuable than a random person looking at a dark cloud and saying i bet its gunna rain.
in this scenario, the good weatherman made 120k in a ~6 months, and the idiotic raincloud watchers did absolutely nothing of value.
this strange idea that predicting something will happen with no timeframe, and also "predicting" a retracement from an over 100% run is not impressive.
very easy patterns, and not impressive to "call" that they will happen, especially with no time frame provided, in my opinion.
i bet the sun comes up tomorrow.
omg im right. told ya so xD
about as laughable as someone calling 2 as the pps rose to 3, retraced, then rose to $4, retraced then back to $5.
uneducated calls for $2 the entire run for about half a year in which over +100% gains were being taken by more intelligent investors with a proper timeframe and understanding of the market value.
uninformed calls for $2 thru that entire time while the pps rose time and time again.
now trying to stand back and say i told ya so
after being wrong and missing out on the opportunity to tens of thousands of dollars or more.
easy 100% gains time and time again
bagholding losses for the opposing ideas.
but, to each their own... we've seen the data on which investing technique works, and what doesn't.
thanks for the data.
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Bunch of words that has the value of 120k to the people who understand the meaning of them,
And no value to the people who don't.
I know what group I'm a part of
I'm not concerned with people who disagree with proven facts stated by the scientific method and industry professionals.
I listened to the professionals and their science and made 120k this year investing in Sigma Labs
All off of scientific evidence and contracts.
Some still don't understand the difference between scientific findings cited by industry professionals and speculation.
I'm fine with it :)
My crazy evidence-based investment profits still comes thru as cold hard cash from the ATM.
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yeah, or probably the writer, paid by the operators of 3DPrintingIndustry, who provide regular updates on investments in AM, including data and analytics of the AM industy notified the companies mentioned, or Sigma's PR simply picked up on a 3rd party article after it was written and posted.
The writer and website in question provide industry news as well as investment activity in the AM space,
doing extensive research in the happenings and trends of the field and surrounding technologies.
Considering Sigma Labs is currently in contract with Airbus, they cannot legally comment on the business operations of a company other than their own.
Sigma probably felt it appropriate to maintain a waiting period before citing an article containing their customers operations while under contract.
instead of the random idea that the writer posting under the "news" column of a well-known industry website was picking random old facts "from years ago" and not current industry happenings that he's regularly involved in and constantly in talks with the industry professionals currently participating in the field.
to claim this article was speaking of outdated items, seems inaccurate as Sigma's IR wouldn't have then cited it in a press release.
another theory proven wrong with 30 seconds of rational thought.
its amazing to witness the blindness necessary to fit a failing agenda, in my opinion
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https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/airbus-mass-3d-prints-waveguide-parts-for-latest-eutelsat-satellites-184619/
Hmmm interesting Sigma Labs published this particular article that happens to speak on company activities that are CURRENTLY HAPPENING.
Not years ago as claimed by those who don't do DD
Lmaoooo
DD wins again XD
Stay in school kids.
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Glta.
The target audience is not interested in facts nor direction of the industry, documented by the industry professionals directly related in the development and procurement of the technologies being discussed.
The target audience is not interested is pure scientific data and facts. It proves the opposing agenda wrong, so they deny everything around it and obvious factual statements that agree with the data.
Anything that has any reference to multi-billion dollar companies and the executives involved in the decision-making process of selecting technologies, discussing the use, or the testing and evaluation of such softwares, or statements directly stating an IPQA technology is absolutely necessary to make AM mass production feasible, goes against the agenda.
These types of facts that have been proven, and continued throughout the development of Sigma Labs technology and the company.
Because the opposers never understood the industry or the timeline of the development of the technology, they blame everyone but themselves for purchasing shares of a startup technology company that was pre-commericialization with very limited contracts, cash, patents, employees, and revenue.
They failed in DD and made poor choices.
Angry and defeated, they continue to slander and disseminate false information, in my opinion.
As Sigma Labs has continued to increase all the shortcomings of a startup company, they have consistently increased shareholder equity YoY.
Up until the recent increase in PPS, Sigma Labs was at a very low P/B ratio that was a key indicator for the probability for any investor to make profit.
Some were able to in the tune of ~120k plus by making very simple trades from $2 buys and $4-5 sells.
These investors did proper DD and understood the industry value of the company and the value of the contracts in hand.
Sigma Labs continues to create shareholder value and opportunity for profits, while simultaneously enhancing the company.
The target audience was and is in denial, and can't figure out a way to hit the next opportunity because they never solved their bagholding issue from literal YEARS ago.
Startup companies are not made to buy and hold in my opinion.
Investor's of any level of knowledge know this.
It would take an absolute uneducated novice to sit around for years trolling a company while simultaneously losing money. A truly sad rat life in my opinion.
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IN4.OS will be installing 4 printers from DMG Mori that are capable of having PR3D installed, including 2 SLM machines, a DED machine, and a hybrid machinery.
Regardless of how many are going to be installed immediately, there is opportunity for 4 in this One, single, factory.
IN4.OS is a company that will be setting up factories using Sigma Labs technology in their AM Factories of the Future.
Manufacturing as a Service, or MaaS is a highly profitable endeavor.
Very large production users have utilized companies like this set up very large manufacturing hubs, including GE and BMW, as well as NASA and the U.S. Army). MaaS platforms are also making rapid growth in major sectors such as automotive, aerospace, health care and defense.
In order to succeed, these hubs absolutely need to qualify each part, as the liability would fall on them in a failure, hence why they seek out an inspection technology like Sigma Labs.
A US based MaaS company, Xometry, did ~40 Million in sales last year performing the same type of service as IN4.OS.
Yet again proving Sigma Labs and PR3D is capable of capturing a percentage of this market as well, a 5% capture of the MaaS market will be exponentially significant as the road continues.
As supply chains have been completely changed from Covid, the need for these type of manufacturers continues to grow.
High end aerospace, oil and gas, and energy sectors need parts quickly and efficiently.
Many of which, including the DoD, utilizes factories like IN4.OS factories of the future to produce parts quickly.
The revenue streams continue to add up for Sigma Labs. The assurance these companies in multi-billion dollar markets, signing contracts to improve their AM operation, is tremendous proof of concept for Sigma Labs.
Another market that will be equipped with
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Sigma Labs has a partnership with DMG Mori to sell PR3D installed in their AM machines.
Together, they signed a contract with IN4.OS, and describe IN4.OS a customer in the press release.
IN4.OS will be purchasing over $22 million in DMG equipment, including multiple AM machines.
Those machines will incorporate Sigma Labs PR3D.
Labeling a relationship as a partnership or collaboration does not mean a company would give it's goods and services away for free.
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Sigma Labs customer IN4.OS utilizing Sigma Labs technology in partnership with DMG Mori to install multiple AM machines in new factory of the future.
“The SMFF have generated 45 high paying technical direct jobs, by incorporating USD $22.5 million of DMG MORI manufacturing equipment. The partnership succeeded in proving its concept of the Future of Work, during the pandemic and continues to work relentlessly to support the fight against COVID-19, create new employment opportunities and support nation building,” said IN4.0S US LLC’s Co-Chairman & CEO, RJ Singh.
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https://us.dmgmori.com/news-and-media/technical-press-news/news/in4-os-us-llc-smart-factories
Uh yeah, the fact it was written by a professional reporter who stays up to date on the current happenings of the AM industry, and labeled the activity as "news" and went on to describe what the companies involved are "currently" doing involving additive manufacturing.
I mean...it's pretty simple English terminology here.
New parts being currently certified using technologies like PR3D for advanced aerospace parts
Industry news.
Industry moving forward with PR3D
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Sigma Labs continues to advance contracts with aerospace customer Airbus for mass production of metal AM aerospace parts.
More validation and proof the industry continues to utilize and need and IPQA software like Sigma Labs PR3D currently for mass production of high end aerospace parts, including space exploration, which continues to increase exponentially.
Another multi-billion dollar market Sigma Labs is being utilized in, with some of the largest players in the industry.
https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/airbus-mass-3d-prints-waveguide-parts-for-latest-eutelsat-satellites-184619/
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Oh, so now the company is withholding contract announcements if RTEs?
By the previously posted webster definition of important "material", the company would be obligated to report a new contract.
Claiming RTEs were signed and "failed" is another grossly biased assumption that has no fact or basis to it, in my opinion.
If there was any actual evidence, that'd be one thing... but there's not.
Another slander hit job by bagholders with an agenda.
As for the reference to the PPS dropping from 400 to what it is now, anyone not adjusting their investment over the course of 8 years is at fault.
Never buy all in at once, especially with a startup company with no revenue.
Blaming a startup company for not providing a ROI from a grossly inflated purchase price when the company was valued at ~100M with no product, and no revenue, and an investor goes all in, that's their fault.
The company has continuously improved their product, staff, and books, allowing for any investor to make a profit even if they had to average down.
I did and now I'm up 120k.
All I did was due diligence and adjusted my investment based on simple pps fluctuations.
If I can do it, anyone can...and I never had to slander the company, or tell other investors specific prices to buy and sell at, or guess back to $2 and be wrong for 6 months and potentially make others lose out when they could have made big money....weird.
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Another day of profits thanks to Due Diligence :)
Standards continue to push the industry forward and into production.
IPQA continues to be the industry leader for quality monitoring software for production purposes.
Sigma Labs customers among the biggest and most successful in the industry.
DMG Mori, Mitsubishi, Materialise, Additive Industries, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Baker Hughes, etc all making huge strides in AM.
Anyone who saw the value of this company rising from $2, not returning to $2, made a great success.
Unfortunate for the misinformed who denied this run would occur and attempted slander and defamation campaigns have failed. Missed out on big money, in my opinion.
Congrats to the intelligent longs making great moves!
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again, learning and understanding the industry and citing real evidence and industry activity vs "wahhh sales arent coming fast enough", "wahhh the software must not work", "wahhh the whole industry should be using it"... when the entire industry got shut down for an entire year from Covid and standards were released in October with guidance to follow.
There would be absolutely no multi-billion dollar company buying and using the software, yet there's multiple who've bought it in the past 6 months.
instead of taking into account actual studies and proven testimonies from industry professionals, just continued whining about nonsensical guesswork on what should be, based on absolute nothingness in my opinion.
maybe take a check at recent ISO activity and Sigma Labs activity with NIST, DARPA, FAA, NASA, and where ISO selects their body of work.
also take a look at ISO identified companies for their standards.
Most have a contract with Sigma Labs and have multi-billion dollar market presence
its not happenstance when Sigma Labs and IPQA are mentioned in their studies like Oerlikon, DARPA, NIST, and Honeywell.
Most of these studies being completed in 2019 and later. very recent history.
the industry moves after studies are completed and objective evidence is provided.
Sigma Labs has been validated for multiple factions of the industry from Process certification to part qualification.
Sigma Labs covers the requirement of the standards nationally, ISO yet to outline international standards.
The majority of the industry waits for these standards so they can operate within them as efficiently as possible.
Sigma Labs has proves they provide this while providing an ROI for AM production.
so, whine all you want.. it doesnt change the science and terrific positioning by management.
its doesn't take away 120k for those who understand the value, in my opinion
move aside...some of us have more profits to make :)
it just proves the refusal to accept the inevitable.
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Perhaps considering the contract with DMG Mori was just signed within the past 6 months, and hybrid machines are just as new as AM technologies, it should be understood the CAGR of the market is much greater than capturing a small portion of the market now.
It seems some still can't understand the importance of leveraging contracts with the leaders in AM LPBF, Hybrid, DED, OEMs and end users this early in the development of the industry.
Not to mention CRADA with NIST, standards development with DARPA, machine calibration and certification, etc.
Downplay all of this while the technology has made increasingly significant improvement and market presence worldwide.
A technology based software company in an emerging industry has to build a substantial base as part of the goal of worldwide commercialization and distribution.
Sigma Labs continues to sign contracts and gain presence with the largest AM companies in the world.
More half baked theories on why now the hybrid market isn't taking off... probably bc it's in the same stage as AM and the growth is yet to come, not an opinion, as projected by leaders and professionals in the industry.
This would be understood if proper DD was done.
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That's probably exactly why hybrid machine manufacturers like DMG Mori recently signed contracts with Sigma Labs to incorporate IPQA directly into their machines.
When a company see's the potential to increase sales by improving a product, this is what they do... increase the value of that product.
They know sales will come, they sign the contract in advance to secure their products enhanced features over the competition.
They don't expect to sell a million dollars worth in a day. They plan sales years out. They plan technologies years out. They are ahead of the curve. Not lacking. Do DD.
funny when someone tries to diminish making 120k so far this year investing in Sigma Labs in my opinion.
its been a part time venture at best, performing due diligence mainly in the early years at no more than a handful of hours per week and virtually less than a couple hours per week the past two years
considering during this same time period, making on average 110k/year at full time day job, its a good pay off in my opinion.
especially the opposition coming from someone who's openly admitted to
a) bagholding SGLB
b)selling for a loss
c) no longer a holder of SGLB
im not afraid to open the books, and have posted exacted average share price and percentages per trade before. nothing to hide here...id say "do the math" but ive seen the attempt to even read an SEC filing can go terribly wrong XD
as usual the math attempted is way off, as im obviously not working for 24 hours a day over 6 years. a majority of that time utilizing less than 2 hours per workday, not every day...so even if the fabricated numbers were properly formulated, it would be well over $100/day, which as a side gig is a great gain in my opinion.
id say a much better payoff than fabricating random lies and factless theories while bagholding and selling at a loss for the same time period.
would probably be better off writing fictional children's stories... they might find the writing easy to follow and a wonderful world of make believe.
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glta.
Well let's see..it took the post this was in response to, a post from another source saying the same exact thing...and a third post from yet another source also saying the same exact thing
Followed by several responses fabricating the activity of the 5% holder, claiming big money selling out and making money and never losing money...
Claimed investors were "on the edge and sending people off the edge with them"
Only for another source to explain the misunderstanding of a very simple SEC filing and THEN finally being able to understand basic terminology.
Complete insanity in my opinion lmao.
On the edge of what? Making 200k this year? If everything goes as planned maybe :)
So yes, it does take a lot of words for people not in touch with reality and able to understand basic english and simple math terms written in a SEC filing.
Be objective and the profits will come.
Stay biased and the losses will continue to pile up.
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Idk what you're surprised about lol.
There's tons of companies that stay is the R&D phase with not enough revenue to fund operations.
Kinda like IIOT OXYS lol.
They signed a contract with another very small revenue, start-up-esque company.
Shocker.
Lol
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When they don't make a lot of money, they are still called a startup lol.
I don't make the rules...it's just how people describe a company that has innovative ideas, but haven't been able to monetize them well.
Startup implies the ability for growth, which is why the CEO would try to make the contract sound more exciting.
No one writes, were working with a 10 year old, money eating, still in R&D company.
They just call it a startup.
Pre revenue.