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Notes from the micron scale

Company news, material deep-dives, and case studies from the Potomac Photonics team — precision micromanufacturing, one micron at a time.

Potomac Photonics in the News with Advanced  Manufacturing for Biotech and Medical Device Industries 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsMarch 21, 2016

Potomac Photonics in the News with Advanced Manufacturing for Biotech and Medical Device Industries

Recently Potomac Photonics has been in the news bringing perspective to advanced manufacturing for the biotech and medical device markets. Symposium on…

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Potomac’s Real-Time Wall Thickness Measurement Produces Consistent Repeatable Laser Drilling for Calibrated Leak Test Holes 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsMarch 1, 2016

Potomac’s Real-Time Wall Thickness Measurement Produces Consistent Repeatable Laser Drilling for Calibrated Leak Test Holes

Pharmaceutical, medical, and biotech companies are required by the FDA or internal standards to periodically test the vials or ampules for cracks,…

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Advanced Manufacturing Trends in 2016 at Potomac Photonics 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsFebruary 19, 2016

Advanced Manufacturing Trends in 2016 at Potomac Photonics

2016 promises to be another year of explosive innovation in advanced manufacturing. Several emerging applications, especially in the biotech and medical device…

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Laser Cutting Silicon Wafers for NIST to Advance Solar Industry Standard 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsFebruary 5, 2016

Laser Cutting Silicon Wafers for NIST to Advance Solar Industry Standard

Potomac’s Photonics expertise in laser micromachining fragile materials helps NIST test new solar cells to ensure the solar energy industry’s manufacturing standards.…

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Laser Micromachining Polymer Stencils Help Generate Stem Cell Lines at Stanford’s Cardiovascular Institute 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 29, 2016

Laser Micromachining Polymer Stencils Help Generate Stem Cell Lines at Stanford’s Cardiovascular Institute

In the Pharmaceutical industry more and more drugs never make it out of the lab to reach the patients that need treatment. …

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Advanced Manufacturing Job Opportunities Through “Middle-Skill” STEM Education 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 19, 2016

Advanced Manufacturing Job Opportunities Through “Middle-Skill” STEM Education

In recent years there’s been a lot of talk about STEM education.  STEM comprises Science – Technology – Engineering – Math and…

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2015:  The Year in Review for Potomac 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 14, 2016

2015: The Year in Review for Potomac

2015 has yet again proven to be a great year at Potomac!  We continually strive to be on the cutting edge [pun…

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When to Choose Laser Micromachining Part 4:  Tolerance and Accuracy 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsDecember 24, 2015

When to Choose Laser Micromachining Part 4: Tolerance and Accuracy

Laser micromachining at very small spatial scales demands special attention to precision. Anyone who has ever tried to assemble DIY furniture where…

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Happy Thanksgiving from Potomac Photonics 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsNovember 24, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving from Potomac Photonics

The horrors in the news that come to us from around the globe each day challenge us to remember the many things…

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