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3D Printing Service Potomac Photonics Uses 3D Systems Printers for Art Show
Potomac Photonics recently departed from their usual industrial, consumer and manufacturing applications to serve as the official 3D printing service for the Bits to Its 3D Printing art show in Rockland, Maine. The Bits to Its show organizers chose digital fabrication experts Potomac Photonics to complete all the 3D Printing needed by artists who did not have their [...]
Potomac Photonics and University of Michigan Partner on Extreme Micro Marking Application for Nuclear Research
Potomac Photonics is pleased to report that it recently completed a precision micro marking project for the University of Michigan that helped support research on how extreme conditions in nuclear power reactors affect different types of metal alloys. This study will focus on how the higher levels of radiation and the extreme temperatures that are [...]
Potomac Photonics Supports BU’s Stem Cell Research with 3D Printed Parts
Digital Manufacturing Leader Potomac Photonics is pleased to announce that it recently completed precision 3D printed parts for Boston University to support their research in stem cells. Stem cells, which have enormous potential in medical research because of their ability to differentiate into specialized cells types, may one day provide a renewable source of replacement [...]
Potomac Photonics Helps Prototype Robotic Capsule Endoscope
Over 80,000 microholes drilled in polyimide sheets create molds to fabricate less invasive endoscopic tool. Potomac Photonics has recently fabricated micro-parts to be used on a project to develop new techniques for diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal diseases. Utilizing advanced precision micromanufacturing technologies, Potomac drilled over 80,000 blind holes in a polymer material. These holes were [...]
Potomac Photonics Embraces the Digital Manufacturing Revolution
Microfabrication experts at Potomac Photonics were excited to hear President Obama discuss 3D printing in his State of the Union address. Two major points jump out at those in the trenches using the new technologies to fabricate parts. First, while 3D printing is the media buzzword of the moment, the powerful additive manufacturing process is [...]
Potomac Photonics Tech Notes: Precision Hole Drilling in Microfluidic Device
Potomac Photonics is pleased to have partnered with the Budker Group at the Physics Department of the University of California, Berkeley on a recent project. The Budker Group conducts research on the physics and applications of ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to detect magnetic fields with high spatial resolution. One possible application [...]
How our glass micro-machining expertise is accelerating cancer research at the University of Colorado
Those of us in micro-manufacturing are working at an amazing time in history. Our tools are highly sophisticated in terms of operator interface, and specialized machines in UV laser micromachining and 3D printing are readily available for the factory floor. However, there are more complexities to successful production of products for customers than just buying [...]
Potomac Unveils World’s Smallest Arduino at CES 2013
Potomac is headed to the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas! We’re excited to be part of Eureka Park at CES, a specialized tech zone within The Venetian Hotel. Presented in partnership with the National Science Foundation and Startup America, we were given the opportunity to participate through our NSF SBIR Phase II work [...]
Micromachining Leader Adds 3D Printing Services
Lanham, MD, October 2012: Potomac Photonics is pleased to announce that it has recently added a new, high resolution 3D printer to its contract manufacturing services unit. The printer is a 3D Systems Projet HD 3000 Plus, and it is ideal for manufacturing small scale, high accuracy plastic parts quickly and cost effectively. The printer [...]
Laser Micromachining Leader Expands Silicon Wafer Machining Capabilities
Lanham, MD, July 2012: Potomac Photonics is pleased to announce that it has recently added a new laser system capable of high speed machining of polycrystalline silicon material. This process has been integrated into a system that is equipped with high precision stages and is optimized for small hole drilling and high precision cutting applications. [...]
