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El Potomac celebra el Día de la Manufactura 2016
Manufacturing Day 2016 is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing. Coordinated events throughout the country are meant to inspire the next generation of engineers, inventors, operators and technicians and show how innovation and entrepreneurship in manufacturing are impacting our world. Although Manufacturing Day officially occurs on the first Friday in October—this year it’s on Oct…
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Serie de videos de Potomac: accesorios para micromecanizado láser
At Potomac, laser micromachining is a key process we utilize to manufacture high precision parts for the biotech, medical device, microelectronics and consumer products industries. As we described in our series When to choose Laser Micromachining, ultraviolet laser processing can produce micron-level features with little or no thermal damage in a wide variety of materials. …
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La Universidad Johns Hopkins se suma a la lista de organizaciones e institutos distinguidos que se han asociado con Potomac Photonics para la fabricación rápida y rentable de dispositivos microfluídicos
Potomac is excited to work on increasingly innovative applications of microfluidics technology as we push the envelope of advanced manufacturing capabilities. These so-called “Lab on a Chip” devices have miniaturized diagnostics to a point where affordable testing allows for highly specific research. For example, a team in the Gerecht Lab in the Dept. of Chemical…
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El personal capacitado de Potomac lo lleva detrás de escena en nuestra fábrica del futuro
With Labor Day approaching it’s a great time to celebrate the advanced manufacturing contributions our skilled staff make to the many biotech, medical devices, microfluidics, displays, microelectronics and other products that impact the lives of so many. In honor of our fabricators on the factory floor, we’re launching a video series featuring the elements of…
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Retroiluminación con orificio invisible
The latest entry in Specialty Applications section on our website updates our laser micromachining work to help develop invisible hole backlighting applications. Our customers in automotive, aerospace, medical equipment and computer products that utilize user-friendly displays, are finding that data overload is creating a dangerous situation for operators. Control panels are becoming confusing and distracting…a bad combination…
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Potomac en las noticias: Baltimore Sun y Manufacturing Talk Radio presentan la microfabricación y la fábrica del futuro
Potomac Photonics greatly appreciates when our innovations in advanced manufacturing and workforce development are recognized. Recently, two media outlets talked with our President and CEO Mike Adelstein, as well as our staff, to explain our unique 21st century approach to the factory floor. Baltimore Sun: micro-manufacturing company doesn’t sweat the small stuff When…
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El director ejecutivo Mike Adelstein atribuye el éxito de Potomac Photonics a las asociaciones en el área de Baltimore
In a recent interview on Baltimore NPR station WYPR, Potomac President and CEO, Mike Adelstein, explained how partnerships with organizations in the Baltimore area have contributed to our success. Creating the Jobs of the Future Mike emphasized that our working relationships with both educational institutions and informal making programs have helped us train workers…
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La asociación del condado de Baltimore ayuda a Potomac a cambiar el mundo
Potomac is thrilled to have recently been featured on a new video from Baltimore County, highlighting recipients of the government-sponsored Boost Fund. The flexible loan program is designed to help small businesses in growth industries by providing capital in order to increase employment in the County. But of course, our work in advanced manufacturing that…
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El presidente Obama proclama la Semana Nacional de la Fabricación
Starting June 17, we’re excited that the White House is celebrating a National Week of Making throughout the country. From schools to fab labs and makerspaces, manufacturing plants to tech centers, and universities to after-school programs, special events are taking place to share the power making brings to our lives. President Barack Obama has had…
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El prototipado rápido de dispositivos microfluídicos asequibles de Potomac ayuda a Windgap Medical a llevar un nuevo producto al mercado
At Potomac, we find that helping startups prototype and manufacture new designs in order to bring groundbreaking products to market is especially rewarding work. Our advanced manufacturing collaborations with innovators stretch our capabilities and challenge our own solution-solving skills. Windgap Medical is one such startup with an intriguing product that solves a number of problems…
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El nuevo cuaderno de investigación y desarrollo de Potomac arroja luz sobre los programas internos para procesos de fabricación avanzados
Advanced manufacturing services involve more than just feeding CAD files into a 3D Printer, laser micromachining workstation or micro CNC machine. To best service our customers in the biotech, medical device and microfluidics industries, Potomac has had to stay at the leading edge of new technologies, pushing the digital fabrication envelope through internal R&D programs. …
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Ayudamos al Instituto Tecnológico de Nueva Jersey con nuevas técnicas de microfluidos para el análisis y la medicina personalizada
Microfluidics is a fast-moving field on many levels, and we’re seeing new, innovative techniques being developed to fabricate devices that will impact chemical analysis, personalized medicine and pharmaceuticals. Dr. Sagnik Basuray’s group in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology is working to expand how we think…
