Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

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Patience - we are on the road..
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/UCM418401.pdf

apparently the news about other vendors coming up with quality software/IP to execute in-process was much further along than many anticipated

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2731525-sigma-labs-sglb-ceo-mark-cola-on-q3-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?page=4&p=qanda&l=last

And I guess the best way to summarize that is right now in terms of the quality assurance aspect of our business some of our biggest competitors of course are the machine producers who are making the 3D printers. They are actively working on quality assurance solutions as well. But I think the way this needs to be viewed is that from the perspective of the end user, the parts maker, they may have different types of machine tools on their floor. And so they might have an EOS machine, they might have several Concept Laser machines or SLM and they are all are trying to provide their own quality assurance solutions. But at the end of the day, the problem will become for them as how do you integrate this into one solution for quality assurance such that their customers can feel confident that they are getting the same quality product off of different machines. And therein lies again a unique selling point for us as we are a third party platform independent solution for the quality assurance needs of our customers. And so whether they have EOS or Concept Laser machines, if they have our quality assurance solution on all of those machines, their overall quality assurance program is reflective of one approach.

https://americamakes.us/news-events/press-releases/item/475-second-projectcall-awardees

“In-Process Quality Assurance (IPQA) for Laser Powder Bed Production of Aerospace Components”
- General Electric Aviation

The proposed effort will be achieved through the maturation of an IPQA technology solution that leverages a development approach, incorporating multiple AM machines and multiple super alloys.