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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.

3D Printing Materials Introduced at RAPID +TCT  Open New Manufacturing Possibilities at Potomac 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJune 11, 2019

3D Printing Materials Introduced at RAPID +TCT Open New Manufacturing Possibilities at Potomac

RAPID +TCT is without doubt the premier 3D Printing conference and trade show in the nation. But this year something was different.…

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Innovating with Microfluidics to  Solve Climate Change Problems 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsMay 1, 2019

Innovating with Microfluidics to Solve Climate Change Problems

Reflecting on the recent Earth Day, it seems that innovation has always been the key to solving problems. From laser inventors Schawlow…

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Potomac Automates with new micro CNC Machine to Exponentially Accelerate Customer Experience 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsMarch 20, 2019

Potomac Automates with new micro CNC Machine to Exponentially Accelerate Customer Experience

Speed is at the center of today’s world, especially as biotech, medical device, microelectronics and consumer products companies vie to get new…

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Potomac Adds SU8 Photolithography to Microfabrication Toolbox 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsFebruary 10, 2019

Potomac Adds SU8 Photolithography to Microfabrication Toolbox

Since IBM’s development in 1989 of SU-8 photoresist for use as a key component for high-resolution microelectronics manufacturing, other industries have adopted…

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Combining 3D Printing and Laser Micromachining  in Microfluidic Device for Vascular Research 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsFebruary 6, 2019

Combining 3D Printing and Laser Micromachining in Microfluidic Device for Vascular Research

Perhaps the greatest benefit to being a graduate student is the opportunity to work with faculty who are conducting innovative research at…

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2018: A Year of Advanced Manufacturing Innovation  at Potomac Photonics 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 4, 2019

2018: A Year of Advanced Manufacturing Innovation at Potomac Photonics

2018 has proven to be yet another great year to be working in manufacturing, especially building micro devices for biotech, microfluidics, cancer…

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Rapid Prototyping Micro Holes in Glass Allows UC Berkeley Researchers to Study Neural Processes in the Brain 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsDecember 3, 2018

Rapid Prototyping Micro Holes in Glass Allows UC Berkeley Researchers to Study Neural Processes in the Brain

  All complex systems are made of fundamental building blocks that underpin basic functions, processes and connections.  The brain’s seemingly infinite ability…

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Microfluidics: Driving Diverse Applications  In A Wide Variety of Industries 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsSeptember 24, 2018

Microfluidics: Driving Diverse Applications In A Wide Variety of Industries

Potomac has been at the forefront of microfluidics device manufacturing and most of our customers’ early applications have been strongly centered on…

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How Industry 4.0 Is Revolutionizing Advanced Manufacturing 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsAugust 6, 2018

How Industry 4.0 Is Revolutionizing Advanced Manufacturing

For the past few decades, we’ve been living in the Third Industrial Revolution where advanced manufacturing meant production utilizing computers and automation. …

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