Photonics Industries International
Bohemia, NY:
Laser Blasting to Replace Sandblasting
Recent developments in laser technology are replacing sandblasting and its harmful effects with a clean laser blasting technique that is designed to i
5 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Concrete Driveway
Severe weather changes can cause damage to your concrete driveway, causing a need for replacement. In some cases, repairing the damage can help. However, if the problem is continuously becoming wor…
Driveway Repair: Should You Patch, Resurface or Replace?
Whether it's concrete or asphalt, driveway repair can be expensive. Is it better to patch, refinish or replace?
Why Restore My Driveway And Not Replace it?
Everyone knows a dull, damaged driveway detracts from the overall appearance of their property. When you start noticing your driveway isn’t looking so great anymore and are thinking of having it replaced, consider having it restored instead. The professionals at Concrete Designs are expert at driveway restoration and have many reasons to make restoration a more appealing option for you. Among these reasons are: More...
How to Measure for a Driveway
Building or replacing a driveway can be expensive, but taking careful measurements during the planning stages will keep the cost of materials to a minimum during the construction phase. Proper ...
Why DOT used concrete barriers on Utica's Arterial
A section of median on the Arterial is being replaced with thrie beam to allow better water flow
How to Patch and Repair Patios and Walkways
Find out how to replace broken patio pavers, fix a sagging brick walkway, patch asphalt, re-lay a gravel path and repair concrete.
Can Rocks and String Replace Concrete?
New process uses rocks and string to create load bearing structures that can be disassembled and reassembled without material loss
How to Resurface a Concrete Driveway
Rather than rip up and replace your time- and traffic-worn driveway, why not renew its look, quickly and easily, with a concrete resurfacer?
Could Bamboo Replace Steel in Reinforced Concrete?
Steel has had a foothold on the construction industry for roughly 100 years, because it’s high in strength and aids in the tensile strength of concrete. But is it the best material for reinforcing concrete? Swiss architect Dirk Hebel doesn’t think so.
Damaged Driveways & Sidewalks: Should I Repair or Replace My Concrete?
Making the determination whether to repair or replace damaged concrete is simple with tips from the professionals at Razorback Concrete.
A Beginner’s Guide to Laser Beam Profiling
Let’s be honest. We’d all just prefer that our lasers always worked exactly as they’re supposed to. Who really wants to measure their laser, when they can just be using it instead? However, like all processes, a laser must be controlled to be used efficiently, and it must be measured to be controlled (and used) properly.
What is a Tube Laser?
Tube lasers are starting to come online now with regularity. These are very big, very complex and very expensive machines—hence they have not hit the manufacturing market with the same force tradition flat sheet lasers did in the past. So, what is a tube laser? Tube Lasers are setup to laser cut ...
How to Keep Your Industrial Laser Process Running Smoothly
And anything made of matter will degrade with time. It consists of two parts: power (W) and beam size (cm2). Each of these can be measured – and should be, to make sure your laser is still acting like it did when the process was developed and when it worked properly<br>You can measure the power with a laser power meter and the beam size with a beam profiler .<br>As you can see from this simple diagram, each stage of the laser…
How to detect missing laser pulses
About Blog<br>Ophir’s Photonics group manufactures, calibrates and sells a complete line of accurate NIST compliant instruments for analyzing and measuring laser power, energy, position, size and beam profile (Spiricon LLC & Photon brands), which are used in industrial, medical and scientific research. Ophir Photonics group is part of MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity.
4 emerging trends in the Laser technology
4 emerging trends in the Laser technology. Smart dishwashers and washing machines have been installed with sensors that use laser technology.
How to Increase Laser Welding Efficiency and Reduce Scrap
Your laser welding system is not producing the quality welds you expected<br>You know what your laser’s power density should be and where the laser should be focused, but you never know what it actually is, or where it’s really focused.<br>But measuring focus spot is easier said than done<br>It’s isn’t your fault, though. No beam profiler can measure such high power laser beams – at least not at the focus spot.<br>However, if you can’t measure your focus spot size and…
How Lasers Can Spot a Dirty Bomb in a Cargo Container
Nuclear materials cannot hide from this instrument.
What laser optics designers need to know about high-LIDT optics fabrication
Techniques used before, during, and after optical fabrication ensure consistently high laser-induced damage thresholds for custom reflective, transmissive, and absorbing laser optics.
What to Do when Your Laser Doesn't Perform to Spec
You’re so upset you could spit<br>You just got a new laser for your factory floor, but it just won’t make parts that pass inspection<br>After investing time and money to purchase and set up the top-of-the-line laser system, now you have to stop the whole production line to figure out what’s wrong.<br>Sound familiar?<br>About Blog<br>Ophir’s Photonics group manufactures, calibrates and sells a complete…
