- New
Boeing 777X aircraft recently took flight and showed further proof of
market with many 3D printed parts
- Sigma
Labs is the leading provider of third party in-process quality-assurance
software to commercial 3D metal printing industry
- Sigma
Labs with its patented PrintRite3D(R) software targets an untapped $2
billion market
History was made for the 3D printing industry recently with
the first flight of the Boeing 777X aircraft, built using over 300 3D-printed
parts – including an inducer never used in a commercial jet engine before 3D
printing made it possible (http://ibn.fm/sTFBS).
At the forefront of the 3D metal printing industry, Sigma Labs (NASDAQ: SGLB) is the sole provider of the
requisite quality control software that’s removing scalability hurdles for the
industry, enabling operators of machines to offset emerging quality problems
in-process and boosting overall production and profitability.
“The inducer cannot be manufactured any other way, except by
3D printing,” said Zach Studt, senior manufacturing engineer at GE Aviation.
“In this way, additive is unlocking performance of the engine.”
In addition to GE, 3D metal printing is also being driven
forward by other large aviation-parts players such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus and
Honeywell. Sigma Labs has test and evaluation programs in place with Airbus and
several other leading aerospace manufacturers. Ever more companies are looking
to leverage the additive manufacturing opportunity and the demand for
innovative, time-saving solutions that refine the production process and
provide cost effective quality control solutions. Sigma Labs provides the
industry’s leading third party quality control software solution that addresses
these critical issues – a requirement for the industry to move past the
prototype phase into its full potential. Once impediments created by
post-process, quality-control issues are removed, the industry looks set to
grow by leaps and bounds.
Sigma Labs’ patented PrintRite3D(R) software addresses these
issues in two ways: first, by enabling real-time, in-process detection of manufacturing
irregularities, and then by providing error reporting that gives operators the
critical, actionable information needed to address any developing anomalies
found during the production process – potentially reducing rejected output and
post-production inspection times.
Founded in 2010 by a team of Los Alamos National Labs
scientists, Sigma Labs initially developed and licensed advanced metallurgical
products for the military and dental industries. Following an assessment of 3D
metal printing technology, the company concluded that the enormous potential of
3D metal printing could only scale up if in-process quality-assurance tools
were developed to observe, manage and control the manufacturing complexities of
the production process. The company’s patented and third-party validated
software has achieved this objective, delivering crucial elements required to
unleash the potential of 3D metal printing for the highly demanding and
precision-dependent environments of the aerospace, defense, transportation,
oil, gas, and biomedical industries.
SGLB is in an enviable position with a market projected to
exceed $2 billion dollars, based on just the estimated number of 3D metal
printers shipped between 2021 and 2027 (http://ibn.fm/tzMu6). What’s even more striking is that
there are few known competitors for that $2 billion market (http://ibn.fm/D95aZ). Sigma Labs
is leading this market space with technology unsurpassed by others in process
quality control software for the metal additive manufacturing market. Beyond
the huge existing market, 3D printing is booming, projected to grow at a CAGR
of 32.5% from 2019 to 2024 (http://ibn.fm/Kyn7g).
With its unmatched in-process quality control software, Sigma should be able
ride the crest of that wave as well.
With a robust patent strategy established to protect
intellectual property, including seven patents granted, 18 pending, and four
under application, SGLB is has become the premier provider of innovative
software solutions to what is now being referred to as the fourth industrial
revolution.
For more information about Sigma Labs, please visit www.SigmaLabsInc.com
NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates
relating to SGLB are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/SGLB
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