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.
Machining Kapton for Aerospace: Precision That Survives the Environment
Kapton polyimide is one of the most specified materials in aerospace — and one of the most demanding to machine correctly. Why the material behaves the way it does, and what that means for…
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Patience and partnership on the path to production
Nine years of precision laser micromachining. From first holes in silicon to a $4M production ramp-up.
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All In
We are all in together so we can be all in for our customers. Last week a group of us from the…
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The Potomac Invasion: A UK Tour of Innovation and Collaboration
The power of the new Goodfellow family is in its ability to bring together world-class materials, precision manufacturing, and advanced analytical expertise…
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Compañía Why Every Part Matters: Our Commitment to Customers, Innovation, and Impact
A Letter From Our Team: Why We Feel Every Project Matters At Potomac Photonics, we do not just manufacture parts. We help…
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Artículos Material destacado: DuPont™ Kapton®: una potencia para la microfabricación
Over the next few months, we are going to profile different materials that are optimized for micro manufacturing. This includes both rapid…
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Posibilidades ilimitadas: Los materiales de Goodfellow se unen a la microfabricación de precisión de Potomac Photonics
When you pair Goodfellow’s extensive catalog of over 170,000 unique materials with Potomac Photonics’ advanced micro manufacturing technologies, the potential is truly…
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Victoria en el campo, triunfo en la planta de producción: lecciones de la gran victoria de los Eagles y la microfabricación
Introduction We will start with a small confession: living near Baltimore, we wish we were writing about a Super Bowl run by…
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Impresión 3D Potomac, NASA y piezas pequeñas….
Potomac Photonics has been collaborating with our friends at NASA for years. In fact, it was a set of Small Business Innovation…
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Artículos Trazando nuevas fronteras: reflexionando sobre 2024 y adoptando la innovación en 2025
Reflecting on 2024: One Micron at a Time As the new year begins, we are proud to reflect on all we accomplished…
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