Njengoba sazi kusuka ngesonto eledlule, General Electric ngemuva kokuhlangabezana nobunzima obuningi ekutholeni i-SLM Solutions, bekuthathe isinqumo sokwelula isikhathi lapho okunikezwa khona amandla okuzama ukukholisa abanikazi bamasheya ukuthi basengakacaci. Ngemuva kwaso sonke lesi sikhathi, lo msebenzi ububonakala uhlala uvinjelwe, yingakho uGeneral Electric ekugcineni ekhansele isipho sakhe azosethula Umqondo Laser, inkampani, ngokungafani ne-SLM Solutions, eyayingabhalisiwe emakethe yamasheya, ngakho-ke lo msebenzi wenziwe ngokuqonda okuphelele.
Njengoba ekugcineni kuqinisekiswe yizinhlangothi zombili, ekugcineni isivumelwano sifake i-General Electric yokugcina 75% womkhiqizi amaphrinta ensimbi e-3D ngokushintshanisa nge Ama-dollar ayi-599. Ngale ndlela, inkampani ekomkhulu layo eLichtenfels, eJalimane, enabasebenzi abangaphezu kwama-200, iba impahla kaGener Electric omkhulu ukuyenza ibe namandla kakhulu futhi ingene ngokuphelele emakethe yokuphrinta kwe-3D.
IGeneral Electric izothatha ngaphezulu kwe-100% yeConcept Laser ezinyangeni ezimbalwa nje.
Kungani uGeneral Electric enentshisekelo kuConcept Laser? Ngokusho kwenhlebo ngakho, yonke into inomsuka wayo kubuchwepheshe obakhiwe yinkampani futhi babhabhadisa njenge I-LaserCUSING okungafana kakhulu nalokho kwe-SLM Solutions ngoba zombili zisuselwa ekuhlanganisweni kwempuphu yensimbi ehlelwe ngethreyi ngokusebenzisa i-laser enamandla. Izinto ezingasetshenziswa zisukela ensimbi, ama-nickel alloys, titanium aluminium, chrome alloys - cobalt… kuya kuzinsimbi eziyigugu.