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High Precision Laser Manufacturing in Kapton Helps Stanford Understand Heart Disease
In the United States heart disease is the leading cause of death, killing over 600,000 people per year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While diet and exercise have been statistically proven to contribute to heart disease,…
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Congratulations to Prismatix and Technion on Discovery Award Grant to Further Innovation in Antibiotic Susceptibility Detection
Developing new products in the 21st century requires faster development of prototypes in order to optimize designs and speed time to market. Being first to market has been demonstrated to create barriers to market entry for competitors, and to increase…
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Potomac Proving Ground Design Testing Service Speeds Product Time to Market
Rapid prototyping is a proven method to move a product from concept to production that has been in engineering practice for decades. Especially with the advent of new digital fabrication technologies such as 3D Printing and laser micromachining, iterative design…
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Laser Micromachining Thin Glass for Biotech Applications
Potomac has developed unique laser processing capabilities, especially of thin glass, that has special application for bioscience research. Two recent projects reported in Nature | Methods and the Journal of Neuroscience required laser cutting tiny features in thin glass coverslips…
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Potomac Reports on Digital Fabrication for Advanced Manufacturing Internship Program at RAPID 2017
Digital Fabrication is uniquely suited to rapid prototyping applications. Designs created in a CAD file can be quickly brought to life via laser or CNC machining, and today, prototypes are increasingly 3D Printed. Through iterative testing and design modifications in…
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Potomac’s Manufacturing Customer Service Saves the Day for Capital One’s SXSW Innovation
Banking and the financial services industries are not usually thought of as innovative. But that is not the case at Capital One. Although one of the top 10 banks in the United States, Capital One still has a startup mentality…
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Potomac Uses Advanced Manufacturing to Change the World
For the past several years Potomac has participated in DigiFabCon, a digital fabrication conference that highlights how new digital fabrication tools like 3D Printing, CAD design, laser micromachining, and robotics are changing the world. This year, we’ll be presenting a…
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Innovation Continues at Potomac and in the Laser Industry to Foster Advanced Manufacturing
Potomac was honored when SPIE, a premier laser and photonics technical society, invited us to present the Prism Award recently at Photonics West. Co-sponsored by Photonics Media, the Prism Award recognizes advances in photonics innovation for areas such as 3D…
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The Bright Future of Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
Bacterial infections are becoming much more difficult to treat as they become more resistant to antibiotics. In fact, it is predicted that by 2050 antimicrobial resistance will be more of a crisis to humanity than cancer. If doctors had a…
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Potomac is Training the Workforce of the Future for Advanced Manufacturing with Maryland’s WorkSmart Program
At Potomac it is our people who have made us the success we are today. Whether working in laser micromachining, 3D Printing, CNC machining, hot embossing, laser hole drilling or microfluidics fabrication, our team manufactures the highest quality products for…
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Laser Micromachining Nitinol Sensor Parts for Johns Hopkins University Researchers to Control a Medical Robot
As we see all too often, a cure that is considered state of the art in current medical practice may lead to future issues for the patient. Medical devices and biotech treatments may solve the immediate health issue and perhaps…
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Innovation Expands Advanced Manufacturing in 2017
Another year has quickly passed and 2017 will soon be upon us bringing new opportunities and challenges in advanced manufacturing. It’s an exciting time to be working in a field where innovation is changing the factory floor. At Potomac, we…
