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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.

Road Trip Nation Features Potomac Director of Engineering,  Joe Miller, on Show Exploring the Future of Work 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsSeptember 16, 2019

Road Trip Nation Features Potomac Director of Engineering, Joe Miller, on Show Exploring the Future of Work

Any company is only as good as its people. While advanced technology can expand manufacturing capabilities, humans are still essential to design,…

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Potomac Photonics R&D Working on Nanoimprint Lithography and Applications for Microfluidics 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsSeptember 2, 2019

Potomac Photonics R&D Working on Nanoimprint Lithography and Applications for Microfluidics

Nanoimprint lithography is a method by which nanoscale features are fabricated at potentially low cost and with high throughput patterning usually in…

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Potomac Photonics Manufactures Shadow Masks for Princeton University 3D Printing
Potomac LaserJuly 22, 2019

Potomac Photonics Manufactures Shadow Masks for Princeton University

What are shadow masks, and why are they useful? Shadow masks are thin plates with small holes and features patterned into them,…

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UCSC Uses Potomac to Help Monitor Cell Cultures 3D Printing
Potomac LaserJune 25, 2019

UCSC Uses Potomac to Help Monitor Cell Cultures

Cells. The smallest units of life. They make up who we are, and so, it’s imperative we become progressively educated about them.…

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Potomac’s Process for Success in Advanced Manufacturing 3D Printing
Potomac LaserJune 20, 2019

Potomac’s Process for Success in Advanced Manufacturing

This week, I had the opportunity to work in the labs with our Director of Operations, Mike Davis. He explained and demonstrated…

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What Exactly is a Microfluidic Device? 3D Printing
Potomac LaserJune 14, 2019

What Exactly is a Microfluidic Device?

  Anna The Manufacturing Maven: Blog #1     What are Microfluidic Devices? If you know Potomac, you know that “Microfluidic” is…

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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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