LME 2013 Showcases Laser-Based Manufacturing for Big Bottom-Line Benefits

By Geoff Giordano In its third year, the Laser Institute of America’s Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) has been established as an indispensable locus of advanced photonics knowledge, with industry experts, seasoned practitioners and enthusiastic entrants to the field converging to share insights into the 21st century production revolution.

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LME 2013 Keynote Speaker Magnus Bengtsson Explores Trending Hot Topic of Ultrafast Lasers

ORLANDO, FL, August 26, 2013 – The increasing availability of industrial-grade ultrafast lasers and their utility in machining will be the focus of a keynote address by Magnus Bengtsson at the Laser Institute of America’s third annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) Sept. 11-12 at the Schaumburg (IL) Convention Center. Bengtsson, director of strategic marketing at […]

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Direct Diode Expert Silke Pflueger Addresses their Expansive Impact and Applications at LME 2013

ORLANDO, FL, August 14, 2013 – Longtime laser industry expert Silke Pflueger will address the impact of and applications for ultra-high brightness direct diodes in her keynote presentation at the Laser Institute of America’s third annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) Sept. 11-12 at the Schaumburg Convention Center in IL. Pflueger, general manager of DirectPhotonics and […]

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Peter Baker Speaks at Town Hall Meeting

CREOL (College of Optics and Photonics) held a town hall meeting for Congressman John Mica at the University of Central Florida on August 7th, 2013.  MJ Soileau, Vice President for Research and Commercialization at UCF invited Dr. Alex Fong (President of Florida’s Photonics Industry Cluster), Dean Bahaa Saleh (CREOL), and Executive Director Peter Baker (Laser Institute […]

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Portable Laser Cladding for the Navy

By E.W. Reutzel, T.A. Palmer, R.P. Martukanitz Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory has been developing laser-based weld repair techniques for the U.S. Navy for 25 years.  Until recently, the repairs have all been realized in a shop environment, where accessibility is rarely an issue, and where the work space can be carefully controlled in […]

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