Replies to post #48783 on Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

[GetRich1day]

Buppy, I agree 100 percent. From a previous post of mine.

My thoughts are that GE is interested in being an AM manufacturer with the purchase of Arcam and SLM. They are not interested in being a AM third party certifier. GE wants to build the AM machines and produce AM parts thus they cannot certify that their parts are built to design intent for thier customers. This would be a conflict of interest. Sigma Labs is jockeying to be that third party certifier in the AM space. Now Honeywell just might be interested. I base that on Donald Godfrey's March 2016 presentation. In the Summary slide he states that
Quote:
• Working to be world leader in technology development in the area of NDE
• With regard to quality - Objective Evidence of Compliance to Design Intent is the ultimate goal

rube.asq.org/asd/2016/03/industry-government-cqsdi.pdf

Third party certification will be critical to bodies such as the FAA and FDA. Please see below from FAA's site.

The third party certification body under the procedures contained in Appendix 2, Third Party Certification Program and Procedures evaluates equipment. The manufacturer is issued a Certificate of Conformance by the third party certifier for each type of equipment that meets the applicable FAA standards.
a third party certification body must assure that the manufacturer provides and maintains a quality control system in accordance with FAA-STD-013, Quality Control Program Requirements, or suitable alternative, such as the ISO 9000 family of standards or Department of Defense quality standards.

[loopx]

Agree, even more because they are now producing printers.