A couple of weeks ago, we covered RAPID 2013 in Pittsburgh as part of a new level of outreach for Continuous Wave, which will increasingly profile key players and developments in the laser industry. On this foray, we ran into Jim Sears, general chair of next year’s sixth-annual Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop, as well as Cincinnati […]
Month: June 2013
A Ship in a Bottle
Laser Institute of America’s Unique, Focused Events a Vital Resource for the Photonics Community
June 21, 2013, ORLANDO, Fla. — There’s a never a dull moment in the life of the Laser Institute of America. Since 1968, LIA has been at the forefront of advocating for advanced laser applications and user safety. That’s never more evident than at LIA’s premiere industry events. Each of LIA’s conferences and workshops is meticulously […]
ILSC 2013: Experts Meet to Share Laser Safety Improvements
By Geoff Giordano The tight-knit laser safety community made an impressive showing at the Laser Institute of America’s biennial International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®) by stepping up to help fellow attendees hampered by the federal budget sequester. Many participants, including four-time General Chair Ben Rockwell, had to pay their own way, use vacation or personal […]
LIA Introduces LASER U – The Global Laser Education Portal!
Practical Online Training for All Laser Users Raising the bar yet again with its online course offerings, the Laser Institute of America unveiled Laser U — a new and easy way for laser professionals of all levels of experience to access the best presentations from LIA’s industry-leading conferences and workshops.