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 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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3D Printing 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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3D Printing 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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3D Printing 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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3D Printing 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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3D Printing 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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3D Printing 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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3D Printing 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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3D Printing 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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