Monthly Archives: November 2015

Haas Laser Technologies Inc. – November’s Featured Corporate Member

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Haas Laser Technologies, Inc. serves the industrial laser market by designing and manufacturing both custom laser beam delivery components and laser beam diagnostic equipment for all facets of industrial laser applications. Its innovative team offers a wide array of modular delivery components for all laser wavelengths. Determined to provide solutions for the market’s specific needs, the company produces custom laser systems and custom machining. In addition, the laser beam delivery components produced by the company perform a number of laser process applications – from laser cutting and laser welding, to laser marking and laser surface treatment. With their groundbreaking products and one of the largest selections of laser beam delivery components across the globe, Haas Laser Technologies is continuously hailed as an innovator and technology leader.

Haas Laser Technologies, Inc. began its work in Flanders, NJ in 1992 when its namesake and CEO Gilbert Haas founded the company with the goal to produce quality products that would not only prove reliable and innovative, but define industry standards as well. It began with the development of a proven, modular concept line and, in its early days, provided Chrysler with a custom laser beam delivery system for the scribing and drilling of the car company’s automotive connecting rods. From there, Haas Laser Technologies’ success has continued, offering modular beam delivery components that provide custom solutions utilizing standard components. Twenty-three years after its establishment, the company has grown into a vertically integrated operation, encompassing a seasoned engineering staff, an advanced manufacturing group, and a complete state-of-the-art machine shop, all of which spans two locations: Weston, FL and, its original home, Flanders, NJ.

Since its inception, Haas Laser Technologies, Inc. has continuously proven itself as an integral force in the field, offering products for the industry’s changing needs. The company did this most recently when faced with the demand for thermal lensing of optical components for high power laser applications. Haas Laser Technologies answered with its patented TLC optics, which mitigate thermal lensing.

Pioneers in the field, Haas Laser Technologies is always searching for ways to improve upon technology. The company’s latest revolutionary endeavor came with its creation of the first laser beam diagnostic equipment to measure laser beam quality (M2) in real-time: the Beam Waist Analyzer Camera (BWA-CAM) and Beam Analyzer Camera (BA-CAM).

The Beam Waist Analyzer Camera (BWA-CAM) also measures thermal lensing of high power optical components instantly and features several applications to provide all users with a seamless experience. The BWA-CAM benefits laser manufacturers by giving them the ability to measure and document laser performance and allowing them to confirm the laser and entire optical system performance during the system’s acceptance and installation. The modular component can also be utilized by end users and field service engineers. With the product, end users can monitor the laser system performance instantaneously during the process, while field service engineers can ensure that the laser is operating within specifications. The Beam Analyzer Camera (BA-CAM) also offers users efficient results with its ability to instantaneously measure and analyze both CW and pulsed lasers. In addition, it measures and monitors several components of the laser beam, including diameter, centroid, ellipticity, orientation, spatial profile and more.

As a company dedicated to offering their customers the best products possible, Haas Laser Technologies is always developing customer-driven projects in its R&D lab. Its team prides themselves on their continuous work to create new product offerings and new options available alongside their current product line. As a result of continuous product developments and a dedicated team, Haas Laser Technologies has stayed true to Mr. Haas’ original vision of defining the industry’s standards in industrial laser applications.

Haas Laser Technologies, Inc. joined Laser Institute of America in 2008 and their CEO, Gilbert Haas, serves as an active member of the LIA Board of Directors.

To learn more, please visit www.haaslti.com.

NPI Webinar: An Update on AIM Photonics 

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The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) is pleased to host a webinar on Tuesday, November 17 at 1:00 PM EST to update the photonics community on the goals, operating structure and progress to date of AIM Photonics, the country’s first photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IMI). The webinar will also highlight opportunities for community participation in ensuring the success of the institute. A segment of the webinar will be reserved for participant questions about AIM Photonics. Register Now!

Speakers (in order of presentation) include:

  • Dr. Alan Willner, chair, NPI Steering Committee
  • Dr. Thomas L. Koch, chair, Technical Review Board, AIM Photonics
  • Dr. Tom Baer, past chair, NPI Steering Committee

AIM Photonics is the sixth IMI and the fourth to be led by the Department of Defense (DOD).  During the DOD selection process, the NPI coordinated responses from dozens of experts within the national photonics community. While the NPI did not endorse a specific proposal, it is strongly committed to supporting AIM Photonics through the platforms, programs and resources of its top scientific societies. On behalf of AIM Photonics, the NPI will serve as an interface with Capitol Hill and government agencies, and promote AIM Photonics through public outreach, educational and media initiatives. This webinar serves as the first of many communications from the NPI to the photonics community about the institute.

Register Now! 

Industrial Laser Solutions: Follow up to ICALEO

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We would like to thank Dr. Ron Schaeffer of Industrial Laser Solutions for writing this article about our ICALEO conference:

The Laser Institute of America (LIA)’s ICALEO conference in Atlanta last week drew over 400 people from over 30 countries. As usual, attendees were heavily skewed toward non-US citizens, with China in particular sending a strong delegation. The heavy foreign attendance is great on the one hand. This conference has become the worldwide go-to event for the principal movers and shakers in the laser industry. On the other hand, it is a bit sad that there are not more US attendees, and that especially applies to students. Maybe it is an issue of funding? It does cost some money to attend the event—for travel expenses and for missed time on the job—but even in venues where there are local universities involved in lasers, there does not seem to be any increase in student participation. Ways are being discussed at LIA to address this, including discounted or free enticements for students. Regardless of the success of this venture, it is clear that the LIA is actually, official name notwithstanding, the Laser Institute of the World.

Once again at ICALEO, processing of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) and glass were hot topics in the Microprocessing conference. One paper in particular presented by Spectra-Physics in Germany showed high-speed cutting of linear and irregularly shaped glass using a reasonably low-power femtosecond laser (SP Spirit). In addition to the two application areas above, a lot of time in the Microprocessing conference was spent on applications of ultrafast lasers, both picosecond and femtosecond. It is pretty amazing at all the new work being done with these cool laser sources.

You can read the full article here… http://www.industrial-lasers.com/articles/2015/10/follow-up-to-icaleo-2015.html

November is Membership month for LIA

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Join LIA: With October coming to a close, LIA would like to announce November as
membership month! We offer individual and corporate memberships for students and business
professionals alike. Our mission is to actively engage in and spread knowledge of all that it is
laser safety. Members will be able to receive special discounts on laser safety courses as well as
major LIA publications, conferences and seminars. We also offer discounted memberships for students upon proof of full time enrollment.

No matter if you’re already familiar with the laser industry or just an intrigued and avid tech
connoisseur, LIA is here for you. We service our members by offering opportunities to
network at various events while gaining an educational experience in the advancement of laser
technology.

Individual Benefits: All members receive an online subscription to the Journal of Laser
Applications® along with discounted rates on Laser Safety Officer Training, all LIA publications and major conferences such as The International Congress on Applications of Lasers and ElectroOptics (ICALEO®) which was recently held from October 18 – 22 at the Sheraton in Atlanta, Georgia.

Corporate Benefits: Discounts are given to all corporate members which encompass the full
range of LIA offerings which includes all laser safety training, videos, training guides for laser safety, the ANSI Z136 standards, conference registrations and exhibit space and even advertising opportunities. LIA promotes corporate members in order to direct potential customers your way through our online directory, over the phone referrals and by showcasing a link which serves as a gateway from our site to yours.

LIA’s Mission: Our mission is to efficiently deliver laser knowledge and its safe use through our conferences, publications and the like. We are a great place to start for those interested in entering the field of laser technology or just wanting to gain an insight as to what the future of specialized tech has to offer. Our various conferences and events are highly popular and showcase the current up-and-coming projects of passionate scientists and engineers.

Not only can LIA open the door towards gaining a better understanding of the future of lasers
and its involvement in the wonderful field of technology but we can also guide individual and
corporate members in the right direction concerning which programs to take advantage of and
how to get into contact with fellow attendees through sponsorship.

Become a Member Today! Visit: https://www.lia.org/membership and input member code:
JOINLIA11 to receive a 25% discount from your new membership subscription.