Replies to post #58663 on Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

[Jackle]

Well thought out post, and you are right to look at Sigma as a value add technology. Sigma has many advantages to offer the industry and these are growing. Not to mention that the tech is viable beyond metal, (our work with OXYS is to include polymers (plastics)) so that is a whole new profit centre potential acquirers must look at. I would argue, and John Rice has discussed this, that it is not the tech that is dragging as much as it is getting people to change the way they have done things for 20 years. It will take time to change the views of the QA managers, to alter the factory logistics, but once the technology proves itself in one setting it will move pretty quickly. They were right to focus on aerospace for evaluation, but i bet a move into polymers could be swift if needed.

An earthen dam.... i see it so

[GetRich1day]

I certainly agree. That SGLB should be valued way more than 40 million and I believe that SGLB is positioned perfectly to capture a large percentage of their market space. I just would like to see management place a higher minimum valuation to sell out than that 8 bucks from the 8K.

I agree that AM industry in finally getting around to really thinking about certification of AM parts. There is article after article about it. SGLB should be able to capture that business. I hope that management holds out to allow this to happen.

Eaton must know all the characteristics of the metals it will produce, including most importantly strength and fatigue life. York cautions that there are as yet no standard reference books or databases that provide the information. “This is all new.”

Certification of safety-critical 3D metal parts will also impose formidable challenges. “There’s no defined playbook for certifying additive flight hardware,” York notes. He says Eaton will have to work with incomplete certification standards that have been developed by regulators, and combine these with Eaton’s our own understanding of additive technologies and control to build an approach to certification.

http://www.mro-network.com/technology/aerospace-oem-takes-challenges-3d-metal-printing

I believe strongly the SGLB is working with the right agencies and AM market leaders to be part of that defined playbook for certifying additive flight hardware and more!!

Sigma Labs, developer of PrinteRite3D quality inspection software, has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The CRADA’s focus is to characterize and asses the impact of recycled powders used in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) processes.

The study is reportedly the first of its kind to combine in-situ monitoring and mechanical property characterization to asses the effect of recycled powder for 3D printing.

https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/sigma-labs-nist-characterize-recycled-powder-new-3d-printing-partnership-131161/

Sigma Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGLB) (“Sigma Labs” or the “Company”), a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D® brand, today announced that it has received a contract from Laser Zentrum Nord (LZN) GmbH, a leading Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology and research innovator located in Hamburg, Germany for PrintRite 3D INSPECT®. Terms of the contract have not been disclosed.

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. The PrintRite3D® system will be installed onto a SLM Solutions selective laser melting machine located at Laser Zentrum Nord GmbH in Hamburg, Germany.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/12/22/1270021/0/en/Sigma-Labs-Awarded-Contract-with-Laser-Zentrum-Nord-GmbH-For-PrintRite-3D-to-Certify-its-IPQA-Methodology-for-Serial-Production.html

The DARPA OM program's goal is to develop an Integrated Computational Material Engineering (ICME) framework to accurately predict the properties of metal components produced using additive manufacturing. Phase III work is expected to begin before the end of 2016 and run through mid-2018, with a total award value to Sigma Labs of approximately $0.4 million.

"We look forward to working with Honeywell and its team to further demonstrate how our PrintRite3D technology enables rapid manufacturing processes such as laser-based 3D printing for precision metal components," says Mark Cola, Sigma Lab's president and CEO. The company, he says, will show how their software can be a key enabler for developing quality assurance standards for producing metal aerospace components using additive manufacturing. DARPA created the OM program to lower the cost and speed the delivery of high-quality manufactured goods with predictable performance.

Us LONGS need Mr Rice to believe that SGLB 's minimum sell out valuation should be significantly higher. I believe that management should update the 8K to reflect a share price significantly higher than that of 8 bucks a share before Mr Rice gets his reward of those shares. That's my humble opinion