Ann: Aurora Labs completes prototype of Powder Production Unit, page-48

The metal powder business segment of A3D can become a very significant business in its own right.

Current technology other than at A3D has these PPU's costing multi millions ie $8 or 9M to implement, then the yield of powder out of the feed stock is about 20%. This technology produces a bell curve of powder size where just on 20% of it is suitable for additive printing, the rest is either sold off cheaply for other uses or returned to remake into feed stock again.

The A3D PPU will be less than $1m to construct and implement and then have a yield out of feed stock at about 90%. And I am advised the margin on these powders ie sell price over costs including cost of production is exceptional. Thus they will have plenty of room to sell their powders at very competitive prices should the need arise.

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