Nano Features!!

Potomac continues to add new technologies to its precision fabrication toolbox. Abhay and Tim are making an su-8 photolithographic silicon master that will be used to hot-emboss small wells for a microfluidic device.  Potomac is committed to developing rapid and cost-effective manufacturing technologies for prototyping and production applications,  With tools such as lasers, micro CNC,…

  • Mike Adelstein
  • March 9, 2020

Small Hole Drilling in Glass

Another day another awesome application.  Laser drilling of small holes in glass substrates for a microfluidic application,  Our team is standing ready to help you drill, cut or machine small features in glass substrates up to 1mm thick. We go to great panes to meet your microfabrication needs Contact us today to see why Potomac…

  • Mike Adelstein
  • March 6, 2020

Rapid Turnaround Laser Marking Services

Good morning!  In addition to having the most technologically advanced tools for fabricating small parts for prototyping and production projects, Potomac has a suite of tools optimized for Rapid Turnaround Laser Marking Services.  Email, call or chat with us today about your laser marking requirements. Materials that we can mark include metals, polymers, glass and…

  • Mike Adelstein
  • March 4, 2020

Potomac Photonics Process Notebook: Micro Pillars

When it comes to microfluidics, packing purpose into every micron is a true design challenge. The design of individual features starts with defining their purpose in the overall function of the device. Today we are spotlighting one of these common features: micro pillars. Micropillar arrays serve a multitude of purpose in the function of microfluidics….

  • Potomac Photonics
  • March 3, 2020

Calibrated Small Holes for Leak Testing

Happy March 3rd….Potomac Engineers are getting our systems ready to drill calibrated leak test holes as small as one micron for the pharmaceutical industry. With the ability to directly drill into glass ampoules, glass vials, pouches, syringes, aerosol and blister packs, Potomac Photonics is the leak test hole drilling leader.  We offer the fastest lead…

  • Mike Adelstein
  • March 3, 2020

Teamwork’s Role in Getting to the Super Bowl or Winning in Advanced Manufacturing

Perhaps no other sport exemplifies the importance of teamwork as well as football.  The integration of each position into a concerted strategy is the key to winning games and going on to championships like the Super Bowl.  One player alone cannot carry an entire team where there are holes in either offense or defense as…

  • Potomac Photonics
  • February 5, 2020

Potomac Predictions for 2020’s Technologies That Will Impact Advanced Manufacturing

The coming year promises to see the adoption of technologies that have matured enough to impact a wide range of industries.  Here are our predictions for the new capabilities that will be impacting advanced manufacturing and how Potomac and our customers will be leading the way into a new future. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning…

  • Potomac Photonics
  • January 28, 2020

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Precision cut pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) used to bond #microparts. Potomac Photonics can machine channels as small as a few microns in this material to create multilayer parts. #biotech #aerospace # @3M #potomacphotonics

  • Mike Adelstein
  • January 20, 2020

Holiday Light

Holidays during this time of year, when days are short, emphasize light.  Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Light, commemorates the miracle of a one-day supply of oil miraculously lasting eight days during the Maccabees battle for freedom and allowing for the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem.  In Christianity, the Wise Men followed a bright…

  • Potomac Photonics
  • December 31, 2019

This Thanksgiving We Give Thanks For Living In An Age of Exponential Technological Change That Is Improving Humanity’s Quality of Life

We live an exciting period of innovation.  Electric cars are being rolled out by mainstream car companies; self-driving vehicles are being road-tested; farms and grocery stores use robots to do repetitive tasks; medical diagnostics is taking just a few minutes or hours to pinpoint an illness; and, many products from dental braces to aerospace components…

  • Potomac Photonics
  • November 27, 2019

Potomac Photonics wins Sub-contract Award in collaboration with UMBC & FDA to develop a microfluidic ‘on-the-spot’ bioburden detection device.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST), a 3-year grant for the commercialization of a microfluidic device for Rapid bioburden detection in pharmaceutical production. Potomac Photonics was selected as a sub-contractor to focus on the design, scale-up and manufacturing of the microfluidic…

  • Potomac Photonics
  • October 30, 2019

New Book on Microfluidics Scale-Up and Strategies to be Released in 2020

Publisher: De Gruyter ISBN: 978-3-11-063633 To be Published September 2020 Click here for Book Together with De Gruyter Publishing house, Potomac Photonics Inc. will be launching a new book in 2020. Unlike your traditional microfluidics books that cover theory and fundamentals, this book aims to look beyond that and approach elements that affect all aspects…

  • Potomac Photonics
  • October 1, 2019