Attendees were invited to tweet on twitter using the hashtag #ICALEO, and while a number of people participated, Laurent Berthe tweeted up a storm! For his participation he received an iPad mini. Thanks Laurent, and everyone else who participated for being social with us!
Month: October 2013
A Review of the ANSI Z136.8 and Why You Should Be Using It
By Ken Barat The researcher and Laser Safety Officer (LSO) in a research, commercial or academic setting, face many challenges and frustrations. One that they should not have to deal with is laser safety guidance that does not represent their work environment. To this end, a new ANSI standard has joined the Z136 laser safety […]
ICALEO 2013: The Premier Conference for Industry-Leading Laser Research
By Geoff Giordano With a new general chairman and the first female recipient of the Arthur L. Schawlow award, the 32nd International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) Oct. 6-10 in Miami, FL promises to yet again raise the bar on the laser industry’s premier research conference. Stefan Kaierle, who for the past […]
LME 2013 Experts Provide Insight Into Continued Laser Market Growth
By Geoff Giordano Expanded exhibit space, new exhibitors and networking opportunities, and more working laser systems took the third annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) to a new level of impact for the laser community. The Laser Institute of America’s unique event, held Sept. 11-12 at the Schaumburg Convention Center, showed more signs that it […]
High-Power Laser Materials Processing
By Eckhard Beyer and Achim Mahrle The high power laser market has been remarkably influenced by the introduction of high-brightness lasers, i.e., laser sources offering a high optical output power in combination with a high beam quality or a low beam parameter product, respectively. These features are primarily exhibited by fiber and disk laser systems, […]