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Une entreprise de micro-usinage laser ajoute un nouveau laser UV cohérent à son unité de fabrication sous contrat.
Oct. 24, 2013, Laser micromachining company, Potomac Photonics, is pleased to announce the addition of another Coherent UV laser to its micromanufacturing unit. This laser will be optimized for laser micromachining applications, such as leak test hole drilling, probe card hole drilling, precision marking, and excision of complex polymer parts. Materials such as polyimide, PEEK,…
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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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Micronotes : Canaux microfluidiques dans le polystyrène
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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Quand choisir l'impression 3D pour le bon travail de fabrication numérique
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 fabrique des masques d'ombre pour les travaux du MIT sur l'informatique économe en énergie
July 25, 2013; Lanham, MD: Potomac Photonics, a leader in micro hole drilling technology, has recently completed a project making shadow masks for work leading to energy efficient computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. With ever increasing energy consumption demands placed on microelectronics, R&D groups worldwide have turned to developing novel technologies such as…
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Potomac Photonics crée une méthode de code QR pour relier les donateurs à la Fondation Cal Ripken, Sr.
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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Potomac Photonics met au point un nouveau procédé de perçage de micro-trous à grande vitesse
High speed micro hole drilling process increases throughput, accuracy and aspect ratio for work in metals such as stainless steel, copper, titanium among others. June 27, 2013, Lanham, MD: Building upon 30 years of innovation in manufacturing, precision micromachining firm Potomac Photonics, Inc. has developed a new high-speed micro hole drilling process that is especially…
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Coût du micro-usinage
Our goal is to inspire and enable innovation and new technology by providing services with accessibility and pricing that will revolutionize manufacturing on a global scale. In these economic challenging times, Potomac Photonics stands ready to provide you with the most cost-effective micromachining services in the industry. Our pricing structure is extremely flexible and there…
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Potomac Photonics aide le mathématicien Henry Segerman à établir un lien entre le monde des mathématiques et celui de l'art
One of the most aesthetically beautiful works entered in the Bits to Its Art Show for which Potomac Photonics is the official 3D printing service is actually a realization of a mathematical equation. Round Mobius Strip was created by Henry Segerman, a research fellow at Melbourne University in Australia with a PhD in mathematics from…
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Le service d'impression 3D Potomac Photonics utilise des imprimantes 3D Systems pour une exposition d'art
Potomac Photonics recently departed from their usual industrial, consumer and manufacturing applications to serve as the official 3D printing service for the Bits to Its 3D Printing art show in Rockland, Maine. The Bits to Its show organizers chose digital fabrication experts Potomac Photonics to complete all the 3D Printing needed by artists who did not have their…
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Notes techniques de Potomac Photonics : perçage de précision dans un dispositif microfluidique
Potomac Photonics is pleased to have partnered with the Budker Group at the Physics Department of the University of California, Berkeley on a recent project. The Budker Group conducts research on the physics and applications of ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to detect magnetic fields with high spatial resolution. One possible application is…
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Potomac dévoile le plus petit Arduino du monde au CES 2013
Potomac is headed to the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas! We’re excited to be part of Eureka Park at CES, a specialized tech zone within The Venetian Hotel. Presented in partnership with the National Science Foundation and Startup America, we were given the opportunity to participate through our NSF SBIR Phase II work…
