The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) in cooperation with Laser Institute of America (LIA) is planning its 5th Symposium for Aerospace Laser Applications (SALA), April 14-15, 2010 in East Hartford, CT. While this conference originally focused on laser drilling for aerospace applications, it now examines a wide range of laser processes being used by manufacturers for aerospace applications. SALA 2009 hosted over 139 participants from North America and Europe listening to presentations ranging from percussion laser hole drilling by OEM’s to laser based paint removal for Air Force hardware. Continue reading →

LIA Corporate Member Acceleron, Inc. is a major provider of precision-welded parts and component assemblies to the medical, aerospace, aircraft, defense and semi-conductor industries. The company currently operates the largest privately owned electron beam and laser production facility in North America. Continue reading →

• Fully RoHS compliant thin film filters with superior spectral performance

Irvine, CA – January 18, 2010 – Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light^®, introduces a series of Colored-Glass Alternative Filters that feature exceptional durability in any environment.  The new product line offers 34 longwave-pass thin film filters in four standard sizes to provide equivalent-to-superior spectral performance when compared to industry-standard colored-glass filters. The alternative filters are ideal for applications where very-steep transitions from blocking to high transmission, are required.  Notably, and unlike many standard colored-glass filters, Newport’s alternative filters do not contain any hazardous substances (e.g. cadmium and lead), making them fully RoHS compliant. Continue reading →

The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is coming out big in 2010 with ultrapure nanoparticles for medical applications. One example is LZH nanoparticle exponants that can currently be seen at the new “Center for New Technologies” (ZNT) at the Deutsche Museum in Munich. Also, in 2010 the LZH will host the first international conference on the generation of ultrapure nanoparticles. Continue reading →

Laser Safety Industries (LSI), Minneapolis, MN, expanded their expert glass processing abilities to include heat tempering and laminating of laser safe windows. These technologies make it possible for Laser Safety Industries to offer glass laser safe viewing windows that have better visibility, are more durable with higher ODs then polycarbonate windows and are shatter resistant. Continue reading →