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LME 2012 – North America’s One-Stop Laser Showcase Expands Educational Offerings

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Steven Glover

By Geoff Giordano

LIA’s Lasers for Manufacturing Event (LME™) takes a bold leap forward in its second year as exhibitors are being invited to bring working laser systems to the unique one-stop showcase for laser-based production.

Building on the momentum and overwhelmingly positive feedback of the inaugural event in 2011 in Schaumburg, IL, LME will return to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel bigger and bolder on Oct. 23-24. LME 2012 will feature more basic courses and a pair of two-hour tutorials addressing welding and joining and ultrafast laser processes. Continue reading →

ILSC 2013 – The World’s Leading Laser Safety Conference

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Steven Glover

By Geoff Giordano

Dr. Ben Rockwell, third-time chairman of the LIA’s 2013 International Laser Safety Conference, loves his job.

“It has been an excellent experience where I get to invite the quality people out there trying to broaden our horizons and bring to ILSC^® the cutting-edge latest and greatest in the laser safety field,” says Rockwell, who is also chairman of the subcommittee that develops the ANSI Z136.1 Safe Use of Lasers standard. “Early on when I went to the ILSC conference back in the ‘90s, I recall learning from the giants in the field and also the opportunity to interact and network with the people who are experts and upcoming experts in the laser safety industry.”

Rockwell plans another cutting-edge four-day session in Orlando, FL on March 18-21, 2013. He will ensure that ILSC again covers a broad range of must-have information. Continue reading →