DES PLAINES, IL, March 13, 2012 – The Laser Institute of America (LIA), in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Alliance partner and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) invites communities, businesses and individuals to support North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week this May 6-12 in an effort to […]
Author: Steven Glover
Steven Glover is a proud member of the LIA staff. When he is not at work he is actively involved in several charitable efforts.DILAS Expands High-Brightness, High Efficiency, Fiber-Coupled Modules Based on Tailored Bar (T-Bar) Architecture
Mainz, Germany, January 24, 2012 – DILAS, the diode laser company, has increased their range of high-brightness, fiber-coupled diode laser modules based on tailored bar (T-Bar) architecture. With this new addition, the fiber-coupled modules are now capable of delivering up to 200 watts output power from a 200µm (NA 0.22) fiber at 976nm. The tailored […]
A Must Have For All Medical Laser Personnel! Introducing LIA’s New CMLSOs’ Best Practices Book
ORLANDO, FL., February 14, 2012 — Medical personnel in charge of the safe use of lasers for therapeutic procedures have a valuable new tool to help prevent harm to patients and health care professionals. The Laser Institute of America has assembled the expert knowledge of leading certified medical laser safety officers in a new book, “CMLSOs’ Best Practices […]
Profit from 21st Century Laser Manufacturing – Come to LAM 2012 and learn how!
By: Geoffrey Giordano ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 7, 2012 — A future in which vital consumer and medical products and parts are made virtually from thin air with just metal or plastic powders and lasers could thrust the U.S. into the forefront of 21st century manufacturing. Leading the charge in advocating such cutting-edge rapid manufacture and […]
Meet LIA’S 2012 President and Board of Directors
Reinhart Poprawe, LIA’s 2012 president, has worked in the laser industry and its related organizations for over 30 years. He received an M.A. in physics from California State University in Fresno in 1977. After completion of his Ph.D. in physics (Darmstadt, 1984) he joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen, Germany where […]