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Potomac Photonics in the News with Advanced Manufacturing for Biotech and Medical Device Industries
Recently Potomac Photonics has been in the news bringing perspective to advanced manufacturing for the biotech and medical device markets. Symposium on Bio-medical Additive Manufacturing On March 4, Mike Adelstein was part of a panel discussion at the RAMPMD Symposium on Bio-medical Additive Manufacturing at the Cecil County School of Technology in Maryland. Additive manufacturing…
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Potomac’s Real-Time Wall Thickness Measurement Produces Consistent Repeatable Laser Drilling for Calibrated Leak Test Holes
Pharmaceutical, medical, and biotech companies are required by the FDA or internal standards to periodically test the vials or ampules for cracks, pinholes and the seal integrity of the cap/closure that can cause potential liquid leakage or contamination. Potomac has developed the most accurate and cost-effective technology to drill calibrated leak test holes to be…
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Laser Cutting Silicon Wafers for NIST to Advance Solar Industry Standard
Potomac’s Photonics expertise in laser micromachining fragile materials helps NIST test new solar cells to ensure the solar energy industry’s manufacturing standards. Solar energy is the fastest growing source of energy in the United States and the total install base is expanding exponentially. With explosive growth comes the need for better photovoltaic [PV] cells in…
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Potomac’s 2015 Resolution: To Build upon Digital Fabrication Successes of 2014
2014 was a year of many successes for Potomac. First and foremost, we moved to the bwtech@umbc research and development campus near Baltimore. Moving a functioning company after over 30 years on the DC Beltway was no small feat, but the opportunity to be part of a world-class science and engineering community is already realizing…
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Potomac Expands 3D Printing Service Capabilities Following 3D Systems Factory Training
With a world-class Digital Fabrication facility, Potomac has been a 3D Systems 3D Printer reseller with an unparalleled depth of application understanding. For over 30 years, we have manufactured micro-scale devices for the microelectronics, sensor, microfluidics, medical device, consumer products, and education markets. In reality, we have just about seen it all when it comes…
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Potomac Initiates Education Series with 3D Systems 3DPrinting 2.0 Workshops
Potomac’s move to bwtech@umbc gives us the perfect facility to offer education, training, workshops, and conferences. With auditoriums, conference rooms, and video conferencing alongside state of the art equipment, we have the space and bandwidth to help engineers, designers, educators, business owners, artists – actually anyone interested in Digital Fabrication – learn about the power…
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UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski & Baltimore County Executive Visit New Potomac Photonics Facility
Potomac is excited that the first official event at our new facility in the bwtech@UMBC research and technology park was a visit on April 22 from UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski, executives from Baltimore County government, and members of the press. We were able to give the group a tour, demonstrating our micro manufacturing and…
