Prabhjot Singh made that statement in late 2011 about GE and they since have a JTDA with Sigma Labs which is noted in the article via Greg Morris' statement which we certainly know where the quote comes from...
[5]. The overall goal is robust layer-by-layer quality assessment with spatial resolution below 1 mm2 that will eliminate today's post-build inspection or destructive testing. Leading aerospace manufacturers are enthusiastically supportive: Greg Morris, GE Aviation's business development leader for AM, says, "Today, post-build inspection procedures account for as much as 25 percent of the time required to produce an additively manufactured engine component. By conducting those inspection procedures while the component is being built, [we] will expedite production rates for GE's additive-manufactured engine components like the LEAP fuel nozzle" [6].
What the early adopters will ramp up with is yet to be seen. Mark Cola has clearly stated they expect and anticipate production run orders. His guess is better than mine and most likely better than the author's due to his intimate relationship with GE.
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