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European photonics manufacturers predict key laser applications
Aug 1, 1997 — MUNICH, Germany -- Measurement, medicine and machining will be the most important future applications of laser technology, according to a proposal that photonics manufacturers presented to the European Commission's fifth Framework Programme recently. The European Federation of Precision Mechanical and Optical Industries (EUROM) introduced "Laser Technologies for Tomorrow's Needs" at the Laser 97 conference and exhibition. Industry and R&D experts joined forces in EUROM II's Working Group 1...
Industrial Laser Sales Increase
Aug 1, 1997 — Shipments of industrial laser equipment rose 15% over last year's levels to $123 million for the first quarter of 1997, according to a report issued by the Laser Systems Product Group. Industrial laser equipment and systems shipments within North...
Laser 97 reflects photonics growth
Aug 1, 1997 — MUNICH, Germany -- Photonics has become a more developed industry, and its prospects for additional growth are excellent, said visitors to the Laser 97 trade show and conferences. The June trade fair attracted 14,500 visitors from 67 countries, a...
Laser Probe
Aug 1, 1997 — A joint effort among the US Department of Defense, ITT of Roanoke, Va., and Litton of Tempe, Ariz., resulted in the production of these night-vision goggles for the US Marines.
Mediation wins favor for settling disputes
Aug 1, 1997 — ITHACA, N.Y. -- The alternative dispute resolution process, in which the laser industry was one of the pioneers, has won widespread industry acceptance, says a report from Cornell University's Institute on Conflict Resolution. The survey, jointly...
Northwest Orders Fiber Gyros
Aug 1, 1997 — Litton Industries' Aero Products division has received a $35 million contract to retrofit Northwest Airlines' inertial navigation systems installed on 33 Northwest B747 and 21 Northwest DC-10-40 aircraft. Litton will install its strapdown Ring Laser...
Oil Platforms Get Connected
Aug 1, 1997 — Submarine Systems International has signed a $17.6 million deal with Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., to provide the first undersea fiber optic cable network for offshore oil platforms. The network will consist of 475 km...
Report pushes US defense commercialization
Aug 1, 1997 — WASHINGTON -- A report soon to be released by the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association extols the virtues of closer connections between industry and the US Department of Defense, with particular emphasis on small-business participation....
Rofin-Sinar acquires German laser diode company
Aug 1, 1997 — PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- Developer and manufacturer of high-performance laser beam sources, Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc., has announced its agreement to purchase 80 percent of the stock of Hamburg, Germany-based Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH. Dilas specializes...
Caveat emptor: One laser does not fit all
Jul 1, 1997 — BALTIMORE -- It's buyer beware as manufacturers of diode-pumped Nd:YAG solid-state lasers seek to replace arc-discharge lamp-pumped devices with the "all-purpose" laser. Users should carefully consider their applications before investing in the most...
CLEO Attendance Falls
Jul 1, 1997 — CLEO '97 (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics) held in Baltimore failed to attract as many attendees as it did last year. There were 6644 total attendees this year compared with 6936 for the previous conference in Anaheim, Calif. Of all...
Japanese Electronics Industry Takes a Hit
Jul 1, 1997 — Prices on computer memory chips nose-dived recently, cutting sharply into group profits for some of Japan's leading makers of electronic products. Toshiba Corp., Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. posted lackluster earnings but predicted...
Laboratories' Contracts up for Renewal
Jul 1, 1997 — WASHINGTON -- The US Department of Energy (DoE) and the University of California are negotiating new contracts for the management of Lawrence Livermore, Lawrence Berkeley and Los Alamos national laboratories. The current contracts, worth a total of...
Laser Ultrasonics Drive the Nondestructive Testing Market
Jul 1, 1997 — Laser-based systems will drive ultrasonic testing to the forefront of the nondestructive testing (NDT) market, says an analysis of the US NDT market released by Maxtech International. The systems are designed to test composite aircraft sections and...
New Focus Eyes OEMs
Jul 1, 1997 — In an effort to provide frontline support to its OEM customers, New Focus Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., has hired Gregory Smolka, formerly of Big Sky Laser Technologies, to the new position of OEM account executive. The company has also taken steps,...
NIF Breaks Ground
Jul 1, 1997 — At a ceremony attended by US Secretary of Energy Federico Peña, ground was broken for the National Ignition Facility, the centerpiece of a program to maintain the US nuclear arsenal without nuclear testing.The $1.2 billion facility at...
Rome scientist Hendrickson dies
Jul 1, 1997 — ROME, N.Y. -- Brian M. Hendrickson, associate chief scientist for photonics at Rome Laboratory, died at 53 after a brief illness.Hendrickson had been with Rome Laboratory for 29 years, both in the photonics program and the Federal Scientific and...
Science Foundation Funds Connections to Speedy Computer Network
Jul 1, 1997 — The National Science Foundation has made grants to 35 research institutions in the US, enabling scientists to communicate and share resources on the foundation's high-speed Backbone Network Service. The connections will allow researchers to use...
SDL Settles with Spectra-Physics in Technology Transfer Lawsuit
Jul 1, 1997 — "Never underestimate the power of incumbent technologies to be improved and to hold their ground."David Shaver, MIT Lincoln Laboratories, on the semiconductor industry's incorrect belief that lasers could not produce features smaller than 1...
You can't rush genius; maybe you can track it
Jul 1, 1997 — CARLISLE, Mass. -- Is it possible to track the invention of photonics technology so that the marketing and funding of the technology can follow in a logical and competitive fashion? One theory that attempts to predict the development of technology...
AT&T Offspring Plans Undersea Network
Jun 1, 1997 — MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- Tyco Industries has adopted AT&T progeny Submarine Systems Inc. (SSI), and already the undersea telecommunications company is showing its new parent that it learned a lot from Ma Bell.Submarine Systems has announced its own...
Basic Research Funds Down, Facilities Demand Up
Jun 1, 1997 — The collapse of the Soviet bloc and the rise of free-market systems has resulted in reduced funding for most types of scientific research in academic institutions worldwide.That's the view of Steven Weinberg, a University of Texas professor and...
Coherent Launches Catalog Business After Acquiring Ealing
Jun 1, 1997 — SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Following its $9.5 million purchase of Ealing Electro-Optics plc last month, Coherent Inc. established its first-ever catalog division, which will become part of the Coherent Auburn Group. Paul Kenrick, the founder and former...
Food, Transportation Are Vision Growth Areas
Jun 1, 1997 — The semiconductor and electronics industries remain the largest consumers of North American machine vision systems, but food and transportation are also key markets, according to a study that the Automated Imaging Association released at the 1997...
Renishaw, EIC Collaborate on Raman Spectroscopy
Jun 1, 1997 — Renishaw has forged a union with EIC Laboratories Raman Systems Div. to offer both instruments and applications in Raman spectroscopy. The partnership takes advantage of Renishaw's expertise in the manufacture of Raman spectrometers and microscopes...
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