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MICROmanufacturing, Volume 3, Issue 1

Webinar: Capitalizing on Micro Milling

5th Erlangen Workshop on Microforming

Applied Materials, AMEC end litigation

DARPA seeks innovative circuit design proposals

New Hampshire laser business thrives

NSF funds microfab course

Last word: Thoughts from a medical micromanufacturing pioneer

Good vibration (control): Small vs. large machines

Clean machining: Clean room use growing to optimize specialized processes

Taking form: Electroforming use grows as complex electronic devices shrink

New directions: MEMS suppliers adopt new design strategies

EOS and BestinClass form surface treatment joint venture

New technologies for heterogeneous microfabrication

MEMS group: Market convergence on the horizon

Researchers study direct writing of diffractive optical elements in polymer materials

Small holes in high volume to keep down cost of microfluidic devices

JDSU grants picosecond laser patent rights to Hamamatsu Corp.

Meeting the challenges of micropart design

MEMS oscillator market to surpass 100% annual growth

New abrasive waterjets for micromachining

John Matthey Medical expands micromachining site

New green laser for miniature projectors

Miniaturized electronic medical systems

Cimatron issues white paper on micromilling

Laser technique improves hip implant compatibility

Noble UltraLight laser for athermal machining

LSA Laser doubles the size of its Minn. facilities

Microparts present unique measuring challenges

New super adhesive for microrobots

Micronit whitepaper: Microfluidic droplet generators

Mini-rocket thrusters under development

Solar-powered miniature robots

Harvard team developing robotic devices

Austin manufacturers betting on micro

Projection: one-third of mobile phones to have accelerometers

New optical metrology technique offers 3-D surface measurement

Proper brush selection equals reduced cycle time

Triskelion probes higher levels of precision in coordinate metrology

Fianium opens U.S. micro-materials laser lab

Femtosecond laser welds glass

Nanoscale generators

Ultra-fast laser boosts light-bulb efficiency

EoPlex wins innovation award

International micromanufacturing confab set for Wis.

Penn State reveals microscopic 'Jedi knights'

Pizza physics 101

Study proves efficacy of microneedle patches

IVAM: Micromanufacturing demand remains strong

Thread-whirling tips

MIT discovers new method of producing narrow lines

Laser processing, micromachining brochure

Engineers pioneer flexible organic electronics

Researchers develop 1-cu.-cm fuel cell

The Pentagon's lab-on-a-chip offensive

Engineers use 'nano-origami' to make electronic devices

Spring 2009 MICROmanufacturing

Knock out time when deburring microparts

Lithography fab methods used to study cells

EoPlex earns ISO 9001 certification

Kleiss Gears goes after micro business

Heat-activated surgical microgripper

Unexpected laser discovery could be big for medical diagnostics

Micro conferences unite

Norman Noble completes $1.9 million metal finishing expansion

Laser micromachining of photonic devices

Disposable, polymer microfluidic devices

French researchers pursue 3-D atomic force microscopy

Winter 2008 MICROmanufacturing

1,000,000 rpm micromotor for microdrilling

They can build him—they have the technology

Expect changes when entering ‘micro’ world

Precision machining gets economic development boost in Mass.

Microfluidic pump technology collaboration

Microturbines developed at U. Maryland

Available options: Machine tool builders expand micro offerings

New micromanufacturing manual

Additive Value

Microfabrica secures $22.5 million in VC funding

New resource tackles fabrication, design of resonant microdevices

International symposium set for laser micromachining

Probing for 3-D micromachined part measurement solutions

Synova lands milestone order for its Laser MicroJet

Giving cutting operations the ‘shakes’ improves performance

Microfluidic researchers turn to Legos

Walter Helitronic Micro for grinding micro tools

New 3-D microfabrication technique developed

Hexapod CNC router strolls into action

Product focus: GrindSmart Nano6

Microlution unveils new 5-axis CNC micromilling machine

Precision Micro features photo etching process

Micromilling, microgrinding

EDM shop celebrates quarter-century in business

NanoGrip produces microscale manipulation tool

FABupdate: Huntsman wins accolades for new 3-D machine

Star Gazers

Carnegie researcher demos untethered magnetic microrobots

80,000-rpm spindle for drilling, milling

Cell Phone Evolution

MicroEDM milling

Helicheck measuring machine

New tool grinder for microtools

Rotary broaching tool holders

New micromolding capabilities

PI’s new P-736 Piezo-Z slide scanner

Horn adds Supermini 105 to boring tool line

Minitech Machinery’s new CNC micromilling machine

New Scale Technologies’ low-power, micromotion system

Mikron Tool's new milling cutter for micromachining

Xpress’ new submicron probes

STMicroelectronics introduces MEMS microphone

nmLaser develops new FlexSorb laser shutter line

ESI offers new micromachining platform

Compact Air-cooled Picosecond Lasers up to 4W

A-Laser offers flexible circuit processing

Atom Precision’s new microdrill series

Servometer’s customized microbellows

Sarix SA's new EDM machining centers

Precision manufacturer offers A to Z solutions

New diamond wafer technology

New laser for high-throughput micromachining

Long-travel, nm-accurate stages

Microscale variable-helix endmill

New benchtop vibration isolation system

QC microscope offers 3-D nanotopography analysis

Cold Jet's new dry ice blast cleaning system

Carl Zeiss celebrates 90 years of industrial metrology

New pulse-burst control for lasers

‘One-source outsourcing’ for medical device companies

Miyachi Unitek's new laser microwelder

Deep Photonics introduces ps laser

New abrasive waterjet for micro applications

Micro/nano CMM for 3-D objects

Newport's Spectra-Physics Pulseo lasers

Genevieve Swiss offers new cutting oils

Rush offers new diamond and CBN wheel truing, dressing machine

Small-part tip handles parts as small as 100µm

GF AgieCharmilles' new wire EDM machine

New precision turning center for small parts

New right angle, high-speed spindle

Dry ice blast cleaning for micro-parts

Microdrills from Atom Precision

RPMC heralds new compact, air-cooled picosecond laser

New ultrashort pulse fiber laser

Titan Tool offers LED ring illuminator for microscopes

Mori Seiki to unveil new machine for medical workpieces

Molding presses for LSR medical components

Jenoptik unveils 45W JenLas® disk IR50 laser system

Miniature diamond deburring brushes

Diamond tools for ultraprecision machining

EDM shop extends customers’ capabilities

Custom Laser System Integrator Presents First Practical UFP Laser Workstation

Wedge Manufacturing earns ISO 13485, 9001 certification

Swissomation promises quick turnaround

Micro-EDMing services, cold plates for electronics

Gateway Laser Services specializes in highly precise components

Microdeburring machine

Guill touts medical tubing ranging from 0.005" to 0.250"

E-Z Burr launches 'Small Hole' Carbide Deburring Tool

Kinetic introduces ultra-low-frequency vibration isolation workstation

Hyper-Rapid: New industrial cold processing picosecond lasers

New thread inspection system

Rod-type fiber laser

Boring, grooving inserts

Laser micromachining services, systems

Zeiss surface/contour-measurement system

JDSU introduces high-powered UV laser for micromachining

Canadian micro/nano center buys Heidelberg litho system

Low-priced copper slats for laser cutting

Pulsed Nd:YAG to tackle battery tab, pack welding

Miniature hard milling endmills

Grooving inserts

Micromachining center

Small-hole EDM

Process monitoring system

Optical and contact scanning for small, complex parts

Micromold Inc. offers plastic, metal injection molding

Swiss tooling

4-axis diamond machining center

Femtosecond laser has ‘write’ stuff

ISO 10 collet holders

High-pressure thermoplastic seals

Microlinear motor driver

Photonics Industries' microlasers

Laser micromachining from Mound Laser

Metrigraphics' precision microcomponents

Yasda micromilling center debuts

Direct diode laser

Borescopes in flexible, semirigid styles

New piezo linear motor/slide

Micro-abrasive blasting from Crystal Mark

Atlas chucks with built-in air cylinders

Bosch ultra-fast-pulse laser wins 1st prize

Nuvotronics unveils PolyStrata Microfabrication process

Advanced Diamond Technologies rolls out all-diamond AFM probes

High-speed microspindles from IBAG

SST offers coated microdrill line in U.S.

3D Systems launching new stereolithography system

Coherent rolls out high-powered UV laser

OpTek Systems lasers, laser services

0.2mm - 2.0mm endmills

U.K. shop offers contract lasing services

Portable fiber laser for engraving, marking

2L offers 0.002”-wide engraving tool

Batch deburring of microparts

ESI ‘thrilled’ to bring new dual-beam laser to market

Taking a spin—at 150k

Walter to unveil new microtool grinder at IMTS

Helical laser drilling of microholes

Coherent unveils high-powered, fiber picosecond laser

Highly repeatable microboring bar

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