Replies to post #55926 on Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

[VisionaryInc]

Well done.

This is a multi billion dollar entity with ties to almost every major player definitely in Germany and expanding much further.

The fact they defined it as "The two companies have also agreed to actively collaborate to certify Sigma’s IPQA® methodology and solutions for serial production 3D printing in the aerospace industry."

Shows how seriously close AM is to mass production.

This is the big leagues now. To certify the methodology would certainly catch the eyes of FAA, FDA, DoD, etc.

This is what SGLB has been all about.

And it's finally happening.

Glta.

[Pisd]

Good stuff, thanks...

Providing some DD on that Huge News. I'm sure a number of new investors and LONGS have been tracking LZN relationships which as ya'll know here that I will Dot Connect the heck out of. I believe that these relationships will result in significant revenue for SGLB once Printrite3D is certified for serial production by LZN.
Check it out for yourself.

First from GE and Concept Laser
Above: The bracket on the left was produced by conventional “subtractive” methods from the left-most metal cube. Most of the input material became waste (the largest cube). The bracket on the right was 3D printed on a Concept Laser machine from a metal powder (the third cube from the left). The waste, in the right-most cube, was also minimal. Image credit: Laser Zentrum Nord GmbH & Technische Universitat Hamburg-Harburg/Concept Laser. Top image: A dental implant printed by LAC-Laser Add Center GmbH. Image credit: Concept Laser.
Additive manufacturing will revolutionize design and lower the amount of material needed. This valve was remodeled and 3D printed on a Concept Laser machine by Laser Zentrum Nord GmbH and iLAS—Technische Universitat Hamburg-Harburg. Image credit: Concept Laser.
https://www.ge.com/reports/fit-print-inside-look-ges-additive-business-transforming-manufacturing/

Siemens and Concept Laser:
The ultra flexible aluminium lightweight structure, which is built on demand using very few tools, was developed by EDAG in collaboration with Constellium (Singen), Siemens PLM Software (Cologne), Laser Zentrum Nord (Hamburg) and Concept Laser (Lichtenfels) and the associated partners of the BLM Group (Levico, Italy), KW Automotive (Fichtenberg) and 3M (Neuss).

https://www.edag.de/en/edag/news-detail/getarticle/News/detail/nextgen-spaceframe-20-bionics-additive-manufacturing-and-aluminium-for-flexible-high-end-lightw.html

Airbus and Concept Laser
The use of optimization and bionic design are an important prerequisite for the production of innovative and structurally efficient products in lightweight construction. How this can be implemented in industrial practice, the LZN in collaboration with Airbus and Concept Laser has already proven with the developed FCRC bracket of the A350 (see figure). This development for the aviation industry was honored with the nomination for the German Future Prize by the German President in 2015.
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&sp=nmt4&u=https://www.konstruktionspraxis.vogel.de/bionisches-design-fuer-den-industriellen-3d-druck-a-513511/&usg=ALkJrhhENTQt1rxcjDk3ihc2F1Aa7419ng

CENIT and Airbus
Nine work packages defined to achieve the goals of the research project address aspects such as design, production, materials development, quality control, as well as repair and disposal of 3D-printed components. In collaboration with its partners Airbus, Laser Zentrum Nord GmbH (LZN), and the Institute for Laser and System Technologies (iLAS) at TU Hamburg-Harburg, CENIT is working to achieve a significant simplification of product development for lightweight bionic structures using streamlined design methodologies. CENIT is thereby addressing one of the most important potentials and challenges of additive manufacturing: Entirely new types of components which cannot be manufactured using traditional production methods. “One of the main reasons why additive manufacturing and 3D printing has not yet had a major impact on aircraft manufacturing is the elaborate design process. Since this is not yet automated, it must be carried out via a series of different software packages. Specialized software is also needed to process data for the 3D printing machines.
www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/article/cenit-bionicaircraft-research-additive-manufacturing-012517/

Altair and Airbus
At its booth Altair will showcase the company's solutions with case studies with a focus on "Design for Additive Manufacturing". Highlights are 3D printed components of Airbus APWorks and Laser Zentrum Nord. Both projects were developed and designed employing Altair's software tools and its simulation driven design method for the creation of innovative products.
http://www.aircraftinteriorsexpo.com/Media/exhibitor_news/See-Altairs-CAE-and-Additive-Manufacturing-Solutions-for-the-Aerospace-Industry/

3D printing is at the cutting edge of the aerospace industry and helping to advance extraterrestrial travel. Airbus Safran Launchers will be joined by Swiss Technology Company RUAG and Laser Zentrum Nord (LZN) in a special area in hall 4.1 to, “present their expertise and latest applications.”
https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/fast-track-3d-printing-formnext-2016-98542/