Laser Institute of America

LIA Corporate Member Precitec Inc. is a global company providing precise mechanical, optical and electronic components and systems, designed for material processing using lasers, as well as process control and monitoring. Precitec has gained an international reputation for being an expert in providing complex system solutions for laser material processing and for optical measuring technology. In fact, in 2008 Precitec delivered its 25,000th laser cutting head with distance control. (more…)

Huffman Corporation, located in Clover, South Carolina introduces its laser welding system—the model HP-245ACC—with a fully enclosed atmospheric welding chamber. The benefits of laser powder fusion welding are further enhanced with the addition of a fully enclosed atmospheric chamber for welding in an inert gas environment. The system is designed for welding oxygen sensitive or reactive materials like Titanium. The system can be configured with a variety of features like antechambers, inert gas handling and purification systems, oxygen and moisture sensors, and part handling devices to match the end user’s specific needs. (more…)

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light^®, introduces the compact, ultra quiet (30dB(A) at 1 ft.) ACWS Air Compressor.  (more…)

Gapontsev to Chair Symposium in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 28 – July 1, 2010

IPG Photonics Corporation, the world leader in high power fiber lasers and amplifiers, has announced the 5^th International Symposium on High–Power Fiber Lasers and Their Applications. The symposium, organized by IPG Photonics, will be chaired by IPG Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Valentin Gapontsev. The event will be held June 28 – July 1 in St. Petersburg, Russia, in conjunction with the 14^th International Conference on Laser Optics, the largest forum in the field of laser sciences in Russia and Eastern Europe. (more…)

The new PowerMax™ USB/RS sensors from Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) are the world’s first laser power sensors that utilizes state of the art microelectronics miniaturization techniques and integrate an entire instrument within a USB 2.0  or RS-232 cable connector.  Specifically, PowerMax USB/RS sensors have all the signal processing and power measurement electronics normally contained in a LabMax meter, and connects directly to a PC with plug and play functionality.  Ideally suited for low and high volume embedded sensor applications, this new family of sensors eliminates the need for a separate meter box, thus delivering a significant savings in cost and space, but with no reduction whatsoever in performance. (more…)

The 2010 annual meeting of ASC Z136 will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, Calif. This meeting is open to the public and an excellent opportunity to observe the committee in action! Subcommittee chairs will give brief presentations, either updating the status of each standard’s development (SSCs) or relating to technical concerns that touch every standard (TSCs).

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A meeting of the Northeast Chapter of LIA was held in Nashua, NH on Wednesday 13 January, 2010.  There were over 75 people in attendance coming mostly from New England, but also from as far away as California.  New Hampshire Governor John Lynch could not attend the meeting, but sent a letter of support that stated:  “On behalf of the citizens of New Hampshire, I would like to welcome you all to the Laser Institute of America’s Northeast Regional Meeting. … The Northeast Regional meeting brings together the brightest minds in the laser industry to exchange the most up-to-date information on laser technology.” (more…)