World’s Laser Industry Meets for the Premier Conference in Atlanta The 34th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) took place Oct. 18–22 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Georgia. This year the conference had over 400 attendees from 22 different countries and 200 presentations and posters highlighting the latest breakthroughs in […]
Month: December 2015
Industrial Laser Growth
A Bright Spot during the International Year of Light By Michelle L. Stock, Ph.D. The worldwide market for lasers in 2015 was steady in terms of overall revenue growth in 2015 according to Allen Nogee, a Senior Analyst at Strategies Unlimited and an expert on photonics markets. While in early 2015 he predicted a growth […]
Science Fiction or Science Fact: Star Wars & Laser Technology
Is it possible to make a real lightsaber? Since 1977, Star Wars fans and researchers alike have pondered this question and many others, blurring the line between science fiction and science fact. For some, the idea of habitable planets in galaxies far, far away where intergalactic battles wage on is little more than kids […]
Prima Power N.A. Inc. – December’s Featured Corporate Member
Prima Power North America Inc. is a member of the Prima Industrie Group, which serves the field as a world leader in the developing, manufacturing, and marketing of laser systems for industrial applications, industrial electronics, and laser sources and sheet metal processing machinery. Today, Prima Industrie Group consists of two divisions: Prima Electro and Prima […]
Announcing OSHA’s New Draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is updating its Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines and wants your help in shaping the new document. Intended to help employers establish safety and health management plans at their workplaces, the guidelines were first published in 1989. They are being updated to reflect modern technology and practices. As […]