Replies to post #39424 on Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

[kanya]

Agreed, but as I posted before
it takes time to come to that point, 2nd Quarter 2016?
Sure e.g. the dominating German machine manufacturing connection has even some strong cross license agreements etc. (but strong can mean also unfair?)
But SGLB has still the early development advantages with the real
big American players.
So I still believe SGLB will be the IPQA standard for that now really rapid development...
GLTA

[stocker83]

16 months means nothing because the machines every month seem to be getting upgraded as technology roles on. Sglb has to get their technology out there and educate the oems on their technology. As you see with GE things are coming online so activity needs to pickup which it seems like 2016 will be when a lot of companies go to production. This technology that Sglb , as I have always said, will be realized when clients start printing production parts and find that they need this technology. It's a process and it's a young technology so your accusations of Sglb not selling printrite contracts yet is immature considering oems and manufactures are still in the phase of getting their machines setup. Vivek said that clients will realize the importance of printrite once parts start rolling off. These evaluations we see are manufacturers learning our technology which will lead to contracts. If you follow the industry you would see this. Even DDD gave up their consumer printing division to go into industrial printing so the shift is happening and the word is out about Sglb. If Honeywell can write blogs about our technology be assured they aren't writing them for fun. Oh yea, and look at our managements track record of how long they have been involved in the industry and where they come from. The best I've seen in Otc land. And they are managing the budget for a startup company. This is better than the powerball!

[GetRich1day]

Do you really believe that the major metal hardware guys and the big metal print manufacturers are not working on their own quality solutions?

Yep EOS is one of those manufacturers that you refer too and Spartacus3d purchased the latest model EOS machine a EOS M 290 and still decided to purchase PrintRite3D. Why?? Because in spite EOS working on a quality solution they are not addressing the capability that PrintRite3D provides.

EOS M 290 offers this

EOSTATE MeltPool Monitoring
Automated, intelligent, real-time process monitoring for direct metal lasser sintering (DMLS®)

Serial production with industrial 3D printing systems aims for high-quality and reproducible component quality at the lowest costs per part possible. Reliable quality assurance tools play a key role in this process. EOSTATE MeltPool moves the quality assurance process that would otherwise take place downstream into the additive build process. This improves risk management, lowers the costs associated with quality assurance and reduces the time required for this purpose. The result - a sustained reduction in overall costs per part.
Process monitoring and analysis per spot, per layer, per part; minimizing risk and reducing quality assurance costs

The innovative EOSTATE MeltPool allows for the comprehensive tracking of components and the

automatic monitoring and analysis of the melt during the DMLS process – every spot, every layer and every part

. The high-performance online monitoring tool provides an even more transparent illustration of this complex process. EOSTATE MeltPool, which was developed jointly with plasmo Industrietechnik, is a tool that is ideally suited for R&D and manufacturing clients with demanding quality requirements. It improves quality assurance processes for Additive Manufacturing, or provides an even better understanding of the build process. In this way, it also paves the way for successfully pushing ahead with additional process developments.

Process and functional principle - powerful tool for quality-oriented work
During the DMLS build process, EOSTATE MeltPool observes the light emitted by the melt pool. Extensive hardware helps to separate the process light from the reflected laser light. The data that is obtained is further processed in the software:

EOS_Ablauf_EOSTATE_MeltPool_DE_klein.jpg
The EOSTATE MeltPool software offers automatic error correction of the data that is created, as well as process visualisation and evaluation in real time. For the purpose of data analysis, the EOSTATE MeltPool Analysis Toolbox illustrates data in 2D or 3D form, including the ability to analyse discrepancies.

Spartacus3D chose to purchase PrintRite3D in spite of all the quality assurance offered by EOS on their own machine! PrintRite3D is needed and will be utilized as more companies besides CFM international move to AM mass production.