Potomac Journal

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 is Helping Train The New Collar Workforce 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 22, 2018

Potomac is Helping Train The New Collar Workforce

Potomac is pleased to announce that our innovative workforce training programs have been featured in a new book published by Photonics Media…

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Looking Forward to a Great 2018! 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 11, 2018

Looking Forward to a Great 2018!

With each New Year come resolutions, and for Potomac that means incorporating more tools and techniques to help our customers achieve their…

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Looking Back at Challenging Advanced Manufacturing Applications As 2017 Comes to a Close 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsDecember 27, 2017

Looking Back at Challenging Advanced Manufacturing Applications As 2017 Comes to a Close

At year-end, Potomac enjoys reflecting back on some of the challenging applications we helped our customers in biotech, medical devices, microfluidics, electronics,…

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The Case for Using Polymers to Manufacture Microfluidic Devices
Potomac PhotonicsDecember 19, 2017

The Case for Using Polymers to Manufacture Microfluidic Devices

Microfluidics has been around for decades and in the last few years has come into its own as a viable technology for…

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Potomac Photonics: Latest News from Advanced Manufacturing 3D Printing
Potomac LaserDecember 8, 2017

Potomac Photonics: Latest News from Advanced Manufacturing

As a leader in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Potomac Photonics is pleased to introduce its new series recapping the latest news and stories…

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Thanksgiving Appreciation at Potomac 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsNovember 27, 2017

Thanksgiving Appreciation at Potomac

At Thanksgiving Potomac would like to pause and express our thanks for the many aspects of our contract manufacturing business that contribute…

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Wafer Dicing with Laser Micromachining Creates Unique Chip Shapes in Silicon 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsNovember 9, 2017

Wafer Dicing with Laser Micromachining Creates Unique Chip Shapes in Silicon

Potomac Photonics is proud to help our neighbors at bwtech@UMBC Wafer dicing has been used for decades in the semiconductor industry to…

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High Precision Laser Micromachining Helps UMBC Researchers Develop Energy Harvesting Devices For Tire Pressure Sensors
Potomac PhotonicsOctober 30, 2017

High Precision Laser Micromachining Helps UMBC Researchers Develop Energy Harvesting Devices For Tire Pressure Sensors

Many researchers forge ahead with R&D into problems that are interesting but have no real-world application.  But perhaps the most compelling research…

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Short Lead Times Advancing Micro Manufacturing R&D Company
Potomac PhotonicsSeptember 19, 2017

Short Lead Times Advancing Micro Manufacturing R&D

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