I think the M280... General Electric Aviation ("GEA") purchased Morris Technologies, and its sister company, Rapid Quality Manufacturing, in 2012. At that time, Morris Technologies controlled approximately half of the metal laser capacity in the U.S. As a result, OEMs like GEA and Honeywell Aerospace seek to build internal capacity and secure new sources for AM metal parts. Sigma believes that this service provider market segment provides further opportunity to capture significant portions of the growing demand for metal production parts. Accordingly, Sigma has acquired its first EOS M290 machine in 2014. Using the highly reliable M280 as its base, the M290 adds improved energy efficiencies, faster build times, and slightly larger build platform capabilities. Through our EOS M290 machine, our customers will gain the benefits of many years of M280-proven applications while accessing the latest in DMLS technology, as well as receiving parts produced using our state-of-the-art PrintRite3D® quality assurance technology.
On another note... http://dmcmeeting.com/media/FeaturedKeystoneEvents.pdf 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Tuesday, December 1, 2015 DARPA Open Manufacturing: Rapid Qualifications 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Rapid Low Cost Additive DMLS Manufacturing Program Overview Presenter: Mr James Neumann - Honeywell Inc from the old pdf...24 month period is over.. In Process Quality Assurance (IPQA): Real Time NDE (B6Sigma) • Optical pyrometers and thermal imaging will be used to quantify thermal history. – Correlate Voice Of the Process (VOP) response to DMLS process parameters – Correlate VOP to possible defect structures – Use VOP data to validate and calibrate process models • ULTIMATE GOAL: On-machine acceptance and qualification of components – Acceptable process algorithms based on POD curves for all defect structures