ORLANDO, FL, May 11, 2012 — Reflecting its growing international audience, the Laser Institute of America has expanded its online Laser Safety Officer Training course to include the latest Canadian rules regulating the use of laser devices.

LIA is the recognized leader in teaching the safe use of lasers in applications ranging from industrial to medical to research. It is the latest in a series of moves by LIA to gives its members and customers the newest training information available in print, online or onsite.

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ORLANDO, FL, April 11, 2012 — Aviation Week affirmed the growing impact of laser additive manufacturing by awarding Fraunhofer ILT a 2012 Innovation Challenge award for a BLISK produced far faster and more cheaply with lasers than with traditional milling.

The honor, bestowed at a March 7 ceremony in Washington, D.C., also affirms the decision by the Laser Institute of America to host its fourth annual LAM workshop. LIA, the recognized leader in laser advocacy and safety education since 1968, crafted a program featuring LAM innovations in producing everything from small consumer products to patient-specific medical prostheses to vital aviation components.

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