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CEO Mike Adelstein Credits Partnerships  in Baltimore Area for Potomac Photonics’ Success 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJuly 7, 2016

CEO Mike Adelstein Credits Partnerships in Baltimore Area for Potomac Photonics’ Success

  In a recent interview on Baltimore NPR station WYPR, Potomac President and CEO, Mike Adelstein, explained how partnerships with organizations in…

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Baltimore County Partnership Helps Potomac Change the World 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJune 30, 2016

Baltimore County Partnership Helps Potomac Change the World

Potomac is thrilled to have recently been featured on a new video from Baltimore County, highlighting recipients of the government-sponsored Boost Fund. …

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President Obama Proclaims National Week of Making 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJune 21, 2016

President Obama Proclaims National Week of Making

Starting June 17, we’re excited that the White House is celebrating a National Week of Making throughout the country.  From schools to…

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Potomac’s Affordable Microfluidic Device Rapid Prototyping Helps Windgap Medical Bring New Product to Market 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJune 2, 2016

Potomac’s Affordable Microfluidic Device Rapid Prototyping Helps Windgap Medical Bring New Product to Market

At Potomac, we find that helping startups prototype and manufacture new designs in order to bring groundbreaking products to market is especially…

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New Potomac R&D Notebook Sheds Light on Internal Programs for Advanced Manufacturing Processes 3D Printing
Potomac LaserMay 25, 2016

New Potomac R&D Notebook Sheds Light on Internal Programs for Advanced Manufacturing Processes

Advanced manufacturing services involve more than just feeding CAD files into a 3D Printer, laser micromachining workstation or micro CNC machine.  To…

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Helping the New Jersey Institute of Technology with New Microfluidics Techniques for Analysis and Personalized Medicine 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsMay 5, 2016

Helping the New Jersey Institute of Technology with New Microfluidics Techniques for Analysis and Personalized Medicine

Microfluidics is a fast-moving field on many levels, and we’re seeing new, innovative techniques being developed to fabricate devices that will impact…

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Precision Laser Micromachining to Help Launch a  Polytechnique Montréal CubeSat into Space 3D Printing
Potomac LaserApril 20, 2016

Precision Laser Micromachining to Help Launch a Polytechnique Montréal CubeSat into Space

At Potomac we’re used to seeing some of the most interesting – and challenging – miniaturization projects on the planet.  Recently we…

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IR Laser Patterning of ITO to Help  Basic Physics Research at MIT and Harvard 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsMarch 28, 2016

IR Laser Patterning of ITO to Help Basic Physics Research at MIT and Harvard

Patterning Transparent Conductive Oxide [TCO] layers on substrates such as glass or plastic is a familiar laser micromachining application at Potomac.  We’ve…

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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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