Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

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Despite implementation challenges, the aerospace industry has been a leader in design and qualification of critical parts produced via metal additive manufacturing, for several years now and we expect it to continue in this role. A number of previously announced parts and partnerships will move into full scale production in 2017, which will likely result in aerospace suppliers and OEMs having an even greater influence on the supply chain for metal powders used in various AM processes. This will affect most alloy groups, but especially those of nickel superalloys, cobalt chrome superalloys, titanium, and potentially refractory metals.

As a result of this trend, SmarTech Publishing expects that well established, significant metal powder suppliers will gain market share within the additive metal powders market leveraging existing relationships with the aerospace industry.

Meanwhile, the implications of GE’s acquisition of two of the most influential AM system manufacturers will continue to have an effect on the overall sales patterns in the metals sector companies. These factors, along with a number of notable market entries adding to the competitive landscape for metal AM systems, will likely create a market state that could best be described as transitionary over the next twelve months.

http://www.ept.ca/2017/01/top-3-additive-manufacturing-predictions-3d-printing/