Innovation has become a buzzword, often used simply as a marketing communications tool, but here at Potomac, we’re immersed in innovation on a daily basis. Since our founding in 1982 by Dr. C. Paul Christensen, Potomac has been on the cutting edge – pun intended – of micro digital fabrication starting with laser micromachining utilizing…
June 4, 14; Baltimore, MD Digital Fabrication industry leader Potomac Photonics, Inc. will present a workshop in the 3D Systems 3D Printing 2.0 series on June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. Although there is no charge to attend, space is limited so please click here to register online. The program is an overview of…
May 23, 2014, Baltimore, MD: 3D Systems Corporation authorized reseller, Potomac Photonics, Inc. announces expansion of their 3D Printing product offerings. In addition to supplying professional, production, and educational 3D Printers manufactured by the industry leader, the Digital Fabrication company is expanding their maintenance and service contracts in support of 3D Systems machines. With a…
To celebrate the opening of our new Digital Fabrication Center at bwtech@UMBC, on May 6 Potomac organized a grand opening event that included a Digital Fabrication Summit with industry visionaries, a Ribbon Cutting, and a Tour of our state-of-the-art technologies including 3D Printing Maryland equipment. Potomac CEO Mike Adelstein, who is leading the company into…
Potomac Photonics, which makes the tiny objects, also manufactures small microfluidic chips that can detect concussions for a contract with the U.S. Army. Potomac is the first advanced manufacturing company to join BWTech at UMBC.
An exciting aspect of Potomac’s new location at bwtech@UMBC Research & Technology Park is the close collaboration the University of Maryland, Baltimore County [UMBC in the park’s name] has with NASA. UMBC is actually ranked 13th among universities receiving research funding from the Space Agency, and is home to several research centers that are a…
Towson, Maryland – (April 22, 2014) Potomac Photonics, a digital manufacturing firm specializing in micro technologies for the bio tech and medical device industries, has moved to Baltimore County. The company’s headquarters, research and development, and digital fabrication production facilities are now in a 9,000-square-foot space at the bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park. “Potomac Photonics…
Potomac Photonics continues to be on the front line in the fight against cancer by providing a broad range of manufacturing technologies necessary to build new weapons in the fight against cancer. In the last 12 months, Potomac has partnered with multiple companies and universities to help them develop and manufacture parts that are being…
March 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD: Potomac Photonics, a leading digital fabrication service provider, announces a series of complimentary 3D Printing 2.0 seminars at our new facility located at bwtech@UMBC Research and Development Park in Baltimore. The seminars will demonstrate how new 3D Printers from 3D Systems are extending the capabilities of what many are calling…
Potomac – UMBC Collaboration to develop novel manufacturing techniques for microfluidic devices shows early, promising results. Microfluidics is the science of designing, manufacturing, and developing devices and processes that deal with extremely small volumes of fluid for many types of applications, including sensing, drug discovery, alternative energy, and point-of-care diagnostics. Testing and analysis processes, that…
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Sometimes at Potomac the real power comes when we can combine technologies to solve our customers’ tough manufacturing challenges. In recent years, we’ve added high resolution 3D Printing to our factory toolkit of fabrication machines like laser cutting and marking, micro-CNC machining, and micro hole drilling. Alone, each of these machines is a powerful tool,…