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Micro Notes: Education Manufacturing Initiative
A program focused on creating a robust partnership with universities in order to develop new products and manufacturing technologies. The Potomac’s Education Manufacturing Initiative is a low cost program that enables students, faculty and researchers develop and build their micro devices. We completed many projects including: University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC): An internship…
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Micro Notes: Microfludic Channels in Polystyrene
We recently completed a project in which a customer required very precise micro channels in Polystyrene. Polystyrene can be a difficult material to laser machine, as the thermal effects of the process are often greater than are seen with other polymers, such as Polyimide and PEEK. After evaluating various manufacturing options, we chose to machine…
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When to Choose 3D Printing For the Right Digital Fabrication Job
The rise of 3D Printing to the forefront of manufacturing in recent years has projected that the Additive Manufacturing technology will take over all processes on the factory floor. While we use our advanced high resolution 3D Systems Corporation ProJet 3000 Plus for many jobs, there are times when laser micromachining, CNC micro hole drilling,…
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Potomac Photonics Creates QR Code Method to Link Donors to Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
July 10, 2013, Lanham, MD: Digital Fabrication industry leader Potomac Photonics, Inc. has developed a new QR Code method to tie donors to the non-profit Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation. Using the power of laser marking technology, Potomac created a powerful tool for marketing and fundraising a worthwhile cause. Potomac laser engraved a QR Code and the Cal Ripken,…
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Micro-hole Drilling Experts Potomac Photonics Featured in PCB Magazine
The article describes new techniques that combine laser fabrication with conductive nanoparticle materials, allowing further miniaturization of electronic devices among other benefits. Lanham, MD, May 22, 2013 – Micro-hole drilling expert Potomac Photonics was recently featured in PCB Magazine’s May issue that was centered on small hole formation and processing. Potomac’s article Looking Outside the Hole: the…
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Advanced Manufacturing
We are committed to helping companies develop and commercialize their micro products. In addition, we are continually improving, developing and adding new technologies that enable our customer to build their parts quickly and cost-effectively. We fully support the latest Government report related to Advanced Manufacturing that includes the following definition of Advanced Manufacturing: According to…
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Small Hole Drilling Update
We have had a busy week drilling small holes in a variety of materials. This included several applications related to probe card devices. Probe cards are used as an interface between between electronic test equipment and a semiconductor wafer. In addition we have been drilling holes as small as 5 microns in tantalum and holes…
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Micro Electronics Manufacturing
Potomac’s broad-range of micro manufacturing technology includes a novel technique to embed conductive materials in a wide variety of substrates. Using laser-based processes, Potomac can produce fine-feature groove and channel patterns in many electronics and display substrate materials. We can then fill these etched patterns with a nanoparticle silver paste which is cured at low…
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Laser Cutting of Polyimide
Potomac Photonics now offers 24 hour turnaround on many polyimide (Kapton) cutting prototyping projects. All that is required to get started is a drawing. Laser cutting of polyimide is a popular method for precise cutting of thin sheets as the result is far more clean and accurate than alternative cutting methods. We can also do…
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Broad Range of Micro Manufacturing Technologies
Experience worldwide has shown that no one micro manufacturing technology prevails. Potomac is excited that over the next few weeks we will be making several major announcements related to new technologies and equipment that we will be adding to our micro manufacturing toolbox. These processes which compliment our laser technology will ensure that we can…
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Advantages of Laser Micromachining
Potomac Photonics utilizes a broad range of micromanufacturing technologies including laser systems. Lasers are great tool for fabricating extremely precise features quickly and repeatably. In addition to the laser source, most micromachining systems are configured with highly accurate optics and motion control systems. Some of the critical advantages of laser micromachining include: Systems are highly…
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June 2011 Newsletter
Dear Friends: We would like to welcome you to the June 2011 edition of the Potomac Photonics Newsletter. The first six months of the year have proven to be extremely exciting as we have continued to expand our micromanufacturing capabilities and added new resources. Amidst this growth, our greatest satisfaction remains to be derived from…
