Sigma Labs Enters Collaboration with OXYS

Sigma Labs, Inc. (Sante Fe, NM), a provider of PrintRite3D® quality assurance software, has announced they have signed a technology development agreement (TDA) with OXYS Corporation (Cambridge, MA), a technology firm working in the Industry 4.0 space. The first project to be executed under this TDA will be a new architecture platform for their PrintRite3D INSPECT that will allow for miniaturization of the sensor/hardware product, enhancements to the level of hardware/software integration that move it towards board-level integration, and broadening the market reach of PrintRite3D technology to the Smart Factory and the larger Digital Enterprise, including polymer-based 3D printing.

“Industry 4.0 represents the fourth industrial revolution and a new way of thinking of both the factory as well as the broader digital enterprise,” stated Mark Cola, the chief executive officer of Sigma Labs. “The first three industrial revolutions brought us mechanization, mass production, and computerization, respectively. Industry 4.0 represents the complete interconnection of the digital enterprise across multiple dimensions. Internal to the organization, there is a single digital thread linking the highest enterprise level applications and decisions to the lowest shop floor sensor data.”

He continued, “Externally facing the customer, there is unprecedented continuity and quality of user experience as well as visibility and transparency, again facilitated by the ubiquitous presence of cyber-physical objects seamlessly bridging digital and physical worlds. Our collaboration with OXYS represents a first but important step for us to enter this broader world of applications, markets, and value creation for our customers.”

“We are a startup that fully leverages the tremendous innovation ecosystem of Cambridge and such universities as MIT, Harvard, Boston University, Tufts, Northeastern, among others,” added Giro DiBiase, the chief executive officer of OXYS. “We have an outstanding founding group with deep roots and connectivity to this ecosystem, and access to the best software talent on the planet. As a first step with Sigma Labs, we plan to work on an Industry 4.0 compatible version of their systems for additive manufacturing. Then we will work with them to significantly expand market presence and opportunities to many other processes in the manufacturing and smart factory domain.”

“This collaboration brings together two great innovation traditions: the DOE National Labs and MIT and Cambridge,” observed Cola. “We have roots in the National Labs, and they have roots at MIT and Cambridge. Together we will bring together best in class talent for the purpose of expanding into new markets, creating new revenue opportunities for both companies, and creating significant value for our customers and investors.”

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