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德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校心血管生物力学研究的快速成型微型夹具
Computer simulations are powerful tools for development of new medical devices and treatments. At the Center for Cardiovascular Simulation (CCS) at the University of Texas, Austin, Dr. Michael Sacks’ group is working to provide advanced cardiovascular simulations in order for physicians and biomedical engineers to develop more effective treatments for cardiovascular disease. The specific research…
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波托马克的高精度激光微加工推动马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校开发新型能量收集技术
Anyone who has found themselves without the power cord for their laptop, iPad or smart phone knows the frustration of living in a “connected” world. Energy-harvesting is one of the research areas that would cut the cord, so to speak, to our electricity dependence. There is energy all around us, but the challenge is to…
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Potomac 在 DigiFabCon 上通过教育回馈社区
Thanksgiving is a time when we think about giving back to the community in thanks for our own success and good fortune. Recently, Potomac had an opportunity to share our expertise on the powerful use of digital fabrication in diverse fields with attendees at the annual DigiFab Conference in Baltimore. Partially underwritten by Chevron and…
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激光微加工助力俄勒冈州立大学改进生物物理学、天体物理学和材料科学研究设备
Advanced research in basic science is continually pushing the limits of commercially available chemical analysis equipment. Such is the case for the Kong group at Oregon State University whose physical chemistry work involves studying the basic structure of materials on the atomic level. Dr. Wei Kong has been actively designing new tools that are important…
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聚焦生物技术：泄漏检测校准孔钻孔
Potomac Expands its Leak Detection Hole Drilling Capabilities Every pharmaceutical, food, and nutrition products manufacturer is faced with the challenge of making sure their products meet the highest quality standards. Container integrity is one of the major concerns when it comes to patient or consumer safety. If you are in the process of installing or…
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马里兰生物技术专题：干细胞中心将基础研究转化为癌症治疗的创新方法
Potomac is fortunate to be located in Maryland, which is one of the nation’s leading areas for BioTech research and development. With highly regarded medical schools at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, and the National Institutes of Health and Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, the Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, as…
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微型 3D 打印中耳假体为听力损失患者带来音乐
3D Printing is frequently in the news as a process for manufacturing prosthesis to replace lost limbs. And it’s an obvious choice when additive manufacturing is combined with 3D Scanning to easily custom fit a prosthetic to a patient’s unique physical requirements. Here at Potomac we’re also finding more and more unique applications to micro…
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如果你无法忍受高温，那就躲在隔热罩后面……波托马克为 NASA 开展的最新项目
Part II of a series of blog posts focused on Innovative Manufacturing…. Micro marking is more than just being able to focus a laser to a small spot size. Accurate placement of marks on small components with high precision requires expertise in motion control, parts handling, and laser/material interaction. Potomac merged all of these capabilities…
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激光微加工工具：看到光明！
Part I of a series of blogs posts focused on Innovative Manufacturing Technologies As the trend toward miniaturization of devices accelerates, finding the right tool for the job is becoming more challenging. Options that initially seem promising often fall short of expectations because they cannot meet tolerances, are not cost effective or have the ability…
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Potomac 的新 ISO 9001:2008 和 13485:2003 认证更新验证了我们以客户为中心的理念
Recently, Potomac passed both internal and external audits to become re-certified in the ISO international standards program. From its inception Potomac has worked from a customer-centric philosophy and our first ISO certification in 2006 codified our commitment to quality. Going through the rigorous re-certification continues our work in an area that we feel is key…
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UMBC 艺术系学生为新波托马克 bwtech@UMBC 研究与技术园区设施创作“通往未来之路”壁画
Potomac Photonics’ new location at the bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park is giving us great opportunities for collaboration with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. While we are already involved in science and engineering projects, we recently had a wonderful opportunity to work with a student artist. Susan Lynch, who is the Development Officer for…
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利用激光微加工专业知识帮助俄勒冈州立大学改进辐射探测器
At Potomac, we often talk about selecting the right tool from our factory floor for the job at hand. A recent opportunity to manufacture a shadow mask for a radiation detection project at Oregon State University allowed us to solve the fabrication issues involved through understanding which digital fabrication tool was best for the particular…
