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Potomac ajoute la photolithographie SU8 à sa boîte à outils de microfabrication Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsFebruary 10, 2019

Potomac ajoute la photolithographie SU8 à sa boîte à outils de microfabrication

Since IBM’s development in 1989 of SU-8 photoresist for use as a key component for high-resolution microelectronics manufacturing, other industries have adopted…

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Combinaison de l'impression 3D et du micro-usinage laser dans un dispositif microfluidique pour la recherche vasculaire Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsFebruary 6, 2019

Combinaison de l'impression 3D et du micro-usinage laser dans un dispositif microfluidique pour la recherche vasculaire

Perhaps the greatest benefit to being a graduate student is the opportunity to work with faculty who are conducting innovative research at…

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2018 : une année d'innovation en matière de fabrication avancée chez Potomac Photonics Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 4, 2019

2018 : une année d'innovation en matière de fabrication avancée chez Potomac Photonics

2018 has proven to be yet another great year to be working in manufacturing, especially building micro devices for biotech, microfluidics, cancer…

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Le prototypage rapide de micro-trous dans le verre permet aux chercheurs de l'UC Berkeley d'étudier les processus neuronaux dans le cerveau Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsDecember 3, 2018

Le prototypage rapide de micro-trous dans le verre permet aux chercheurs de l'UC Berkeley d'étudier les processus neuronaux dans le cerveau

  All complex systems are made of fundamental building blocks that underpin basic functions, processes and connections.  The brain’s seemingly infinite ability…

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Microfluidique : favoriser des applications diverses dans une grande variété de secteurs Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsSeptember 24, 2018

Microfluidique : favoriser des applications diverses dans une grande variété de secteurs

Potomac has been at the forefront of microfluidics device manufacturing and most of our customers’ early applications have been strongly centered on…

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Comment l'industrie 4.0 révolutionne la fabrication avancée Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsAugust 6, 2018

Comment l'industrie 4.0 révolutionne la fabrication avancée

For the past few decades, we’ve been living in the Third Industrial Revolution where advanced manufacturing meant production utilizing computers and automation. …

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Célébration de l'innovation américaine le 4 juillet Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsJuly 2, 2018

Célébration de l'innovation américaine le 4 juillet

Back in 1776, colonial America could not survive without the ingenuity of its people to devise the things needed for everyday life. …

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Perçage et collage de micro-trous pour la fabrication de dispositifs microfluidiques Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsJune 28, 2018

Perçage et collage de micro-trous pour la fabrication de dispositifs microfluidiques

In the last few years, microfluidics has come into its own as a process and also a micro-manufacturing technology.  The methodology is…

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Soutenir la prochaine génération de travailleurs des usines numériques Impression 3D
Potomac PhotonicsJune 13, 2018

Soutenir la prochaine génération de travailleurs des usines numériques

One of the main reasons Potomac relocated to the BWTech@UMBC South Technology Park was to access the talent being cultivated at one…

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