Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

[TedJ]

I think the use of these GE CT scanners by GE is not the question, but how may scanners does GE want to sell to other companies that are involved in additive manufacturing? My guess is a lot.

To me this helps explain why GE is not widely broadcasting potential future plans to use in-process inspection methods and has said that they are CT scanning the parts that they are currently producing by AM. One division of GE wants to sell scanners, so the AM division is keeping quiet, so as to not undermine the sale of expensive scanners.

So GE is hedging their bets. If CT scanning remains the inspection norm for some time, then GE sells a lot of scanners. If in-process inspection standards are finalized and in-process is acceptable to the regulators and the industry, then GE can adapt, with the in-process cost savings offsetting the future loss of revenue by the scanner division.

That's how GE works and make money.

https://www.gemeasurement.com/inspection-ndt/radiography-and-computed-tomography/phoenix-vtomex-m