Blog Categories: Potomac Photonics

  • Potomac Recognizes National Manufacturing Day

    Potomac Recognizes National Manufacturing Day

    Manufacturing has long been the backbone of this nation, providing good-paying jobs that built a strong middle class.  Today’s advanced manufacturing, like work we carry out at Potomac for biotech, microfluidics, microelectronics, pharmaceuticals, medical device, and consumer products, does not…

  • Potomac Photonics Designs and Fabricates Innovative Dental Tool to Comply with COVID Protocols.

    Potomac Photonics Designs and Fabricates Innovative Dental Tool to Comply with COVID Protocols.

    Potomac scientists and engineers innately see a problem and, especially in this time of Covid, can’t help but jump in to innovate a solution.  Just that happened when Potomac senior research scientist, Natalia Christensen, visited her dentist for an annual…

  • Black Lives Matter: From Rhetoric to Action for US Companies

    Black Lives Matter: From Rhetoric to Action for US Companies

    We are seeing so many emails and blog posts from companies that say: “We Stand With Black Lives Matter Protesters”.  But when all is said and done, how does a company move beyond rhetoric to action? Saying you support the…

  • Protecting People in a Time of Coronavirus at the Speed of Light

    Protecting People in a Time of  Coronavirus at the Speed of Light

    The modern world is an interconnected ecosystem and this heartwarming story that started with a cat named Ace shows how fast responses changes lives for our customers. Ace  Heidi Leonard is a research chemist at NIST, the National Institute of…

  • Potomac Photonics on the Front Lines of Coronavirus Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing

    Potomac Photonics on the Front Lines of Coronavirus  Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing

    Necessity is truly the mother of invention and the war against the coronavirus has created a worldwide wave of innovation to fight the pandemic.  No need is greater than the protection of healthcare workers, front line support, emergency teams, firefighters,…

  • Potomac is Safe and Open

    Potomac is Safe and Open

    It is times like these that spark true inspiration! By staying apart, we are working together.  Potomac is implementing social distancing and following CDC guidelines to implement a safe working zone within our labs to better serve our community. We…

  • World Class Quality

    World Class Quality

    Quality is our top priority at Potomac Photonics.  We are ISO 13485 certified and no parts will leave our facility without getting the approval of Dave and his Quality Team.  We offer Certificate of Conformances and will work closely with…

  • Micro Tools

    Micro Tools

    Never bring a drill to a hammer fight. One tool does not fit all and Potomac is committed to having the most broad range of micro manufacturing technologies to overcome any challenge.  In addition to lasers, micro-CNC, 3D printing, molding,…

  • Calibrated Small Holes for Leak Testing

    Calibrated Small Holes for Leak Testing

    Happy March 3rd….Potomac Engineers are getting our systems ready to drill calibrated leak test holes as small as one micron for the pharmaceutical industry. With the ability to directly drill into glass ampoules, glass vials, pouches, syringes, aerosol and blister…