Lasers are helping uncover centuries-old “lost cities” in Cambodian jungles near Angkor Wat. The area, a UNESCO World Heritage site and ancient wonder of the world, has been a region of study for archaeologists for years. As it turns out, the cities and temples buried under the jungle are larger and more widespread than previously imagined. […]
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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 […]
LME 2016 Brings Laser Manufacturing to the Southeast
By Geoff Giordano Advanced manufacturing with lasers will be showcased at the Laser Institute of America’s fifth Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) held at the Cobb Galleria Centre April 26-27 in Atlanta, Georgia — a hub of U.S. automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment and metal fabrication activity. The move of LME to the Southeast from its former […]
LAM 2015: Real World View of the Future in AM & 3D Printing
Orlando, FL (April 1, 2015) – Held in Orlando for the first time in its seven-year history, LIA’s Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop (LAM®) drew nearly 200 attendees, about half of them first-time participants who got a real-world view of the profit potential and pitfalls of industrial 3D printing. Featuring speakers from BMW, Siemens, GE Global Research […]
2015 International Year of Light
By Geoff Giordano We in the laser community have been on a well-documented mission for some time now. Using these powerful — some might say miraculous — tools, we have revolutionized manufacturing, medicine, communications and even entertainment. Recognition of our efforts has been steadily growing in this young century as governments around the world mark significant […]