While it is great they may be going in a right direction, I can see why some people are not sold on the current state of the business.The team at Sigma normally create more questions than giving us answers.While I understand having secrets and NDA, Sigma maybe hiding their lack of progress by not being as transparent as they could be.While I dont expect them to be a house hold name over night, at this point I think they should be performing way better than their consulting days. Granted the industry is commercially young and Sigma is a smaller niche market, they are at the point where they have to start proving themselves.
My top questions concerns for the upcoming meeting are (some may have been answered in the past)
What is the estimated product price?
Do you see your products as a need/future requirement or is it a nice option?
Although I don't believe Carbon3d does anything with metals, does their method of printing (assuming they or others could do the same/similar for metals) hurt your product?
Are there any current methods for metal printing that your products would not be of any use?
Are you still trying to create their own printer?
Are there any plans to buy more printers and what are the true results of the manufacturing segment of the business? I dont recall any orders for manufacturing parts.
How long is the evaluation period (a year, 6 months) and is the time frame the same for all companies?
If a company likes the product, is there a guaranteed order/price or do they buy more at a later time/if ever?
Why was the evaluation program extended? Did you not get the response from the community you expected?
What are your opportunities/weaknesses as a company and how are you going to address them moving forward?
