By Geoff Giordano With a new general chairman and the first female recipient of the Arthur L. Schawlow award, the 32nd International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) Oct. 6-10 in Miami, FL promises to yet again raise the bar on the laser industry’s premier research conference. Stefan Kaierle, who for the past […]
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LME 2013 Experts Provide Insight Into Continued Laser Market Growth
By Geoff Giordano Expanded exhibit space, new exhibitors and networking opportunities, and more working laser systems took the third annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) to a new level of impact for the laser community. The Laser Institute of America’s unique event, held Sept. 11-12 at the Schaumburg Convention Center, showed more signs that it […]
LIA’s Laser U Releases New Laser Applications & Safety Course Modules for Flexible Continuing Education
ORLANDO, FL, Oct. 2, 2013 — The Laser Institute of America has added a dozen cutting-edge modules to Laser U, its innovative online laser education portal. Seven of the new courses come from LIA’s Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM®) Workshop, while five more emerge from the biennial International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®) held in Orlando in […]
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.
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 […]