Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

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I'm always encouraged by the long term future for SGLB when I see studies like the following:

This study examines additive manufacturing (AM) and describes its potential impact on the Navy’s Supply Chain Management processes. Included in the analysis is the implementation of 3D printing technology and how it could impact the Navy’s future procurement processes, specifically based on a conducted analysis of the automotive
aerospace industry. Industry research and development has identified multiple dimensions of AM technology, including material variety, cost saving advantages, and lead-time minimizations for manufacturing products. This project is designed to provide the Navy with a recommendation based on an in-depth industry case-study analysis.

During the AM process, the ultimate goal in certification should be “in-process,” “self-certified,” or “on-machine acceptance and qualification” (Das, Wang, & White, 2013). For this to happen, Das et al. suggest much work is needed to be done, including:
· Validate and verify a wide range of different processes, processing
conditions, and materials
· Quantify uncertainties associated with materials
· Develop new certification methods based on, for instance, “similarity” of material, process, or part geometry
· Augment physical experimentations with powerful computational models,
data, and tools to shorten the time to market
This “in-process” certification will need to be able to provide a high level of
confidence to prevent parts with defects to enter the military’s supply system. This
process will need to be able to identify defects such as lack of fusion, porosity, cracking, and vaporization. Ultimately the “in-process” needs assure the quality of the part.
In February 2013, Sigma Labs, Inc. filed a provisional patent that will enable real-time, on machine measurements to meet very strict guidelines that will provide rapid qualification and certification of parts. According to Mark Cola, President and CEO of Sigma Labs,
“The ability to offer rapid qualification and certification capability will favorably impact our current and future customers as they bring new products to market”

http://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/handle/10945/45834/15Jun_Cunningham_Schrader_Young.pdf?sequence=3



It's awesome to see the military interested in SGLB's technology to enable them to reach their AM goals. It is a long process but it's great to have that visibility at an early stage of the AM game. Everytime that we can get noticed or picked up to do development on AM certification processes puts us that much closer to being that defacto certification standard.