Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

[Jackle]

Nice, i hadn't seen that article, although after a little DD i note that its a bit of a re-hash of the original articles that came out in December regarding Metalysis. However that's not a big deal. What the article really points out to me is that firstly, 3D printing for industry is really becoming ubiquitous. With the lowering of every barrier (speed, efficiency, fabrication size and now lower material costs) a whole new swathe of customers is starting to salivate at the prospects of what it can bring to their business. Secondly, With all the competing metal machine makers all realizing how widespread this manufacturing in metals is becoming they are jumping over each other to produce better, better quality machines in this space. Sigma lab's beauty is that it could be embedded in all the machines, and no matter what the metal. It is very early days in metal printing in terms of customer adoption, but Sigma has a REAL opportunity to embed itself in the winning technologies be it DLMS, EBM, Titanium or other metal alloys. As Mark Cola himself said

Cola cites a variety of metals as the focus of the shared research project, among them nickel and titanium alloys used in aerospace and defense applications, and aluminum and steel alloys used principally in automotive applications.

"Los Alamos has experience in working with practically every element on the Periodic Table," Cola said. "That's also part of what makes Los Alamos so special and why we're so pleased for this opportunity to have serious discussions with them concerning Materials and Process technology for 3D metal printing."

Good find Jeffxtrade, it makes me excited to hear these barriers to entry being reduced... just makes Sigma's opportunities bigger. I just hope they are banging on doors to get their tech out there!!!