Class 1 Division 2 LED Light
December 12, 2012 3:29 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of a small form factor Class 1 Division 2 LED light. Measuring just under 3.5 inched outer diameter, the HAL-7w-LED seven watt hazardous location LED light is applicable for small area coverage.
LISTED UNDER: Lamps and LightsFiber-Pigtailed Sapphire Lasers
December 6, 2012 9:10 am | Coherent Semiconductor Group | Product Releases | CommentsCoherent Inc. has introduced a new range of fiber-pigtailed (FP) lasers into its well-established portfolio of FP products. The new Sapphire™ FP lasers are compact, CW, visible lasers that offer...
LISTED UNDER: Lasers | Air PumpScientific CMOS Camera
October 19, 2012 10:08 am | Hamamatsu Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe ORCA-Flash4.0 scientific CMOS camera now includes Hamamatsu’s new ImageConductor Connectivity, a built-in camera function that automatically senses which of the camera’s two output connections...
LISTED UNDER: CameraFirst Orange OPSLs for Life Sciences
September 24, 2012 10:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsA new series of Sapphire™ lasers from Coherent, Inc. offer orange output, which is particularly well matched for exciting a number of fluorescent dyes used in bioimaging. Specifically, the new Sapphire models deliver...
LISTED UNDER: LasersHigh Power LED Light Engines
September 14, 2012 9:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsInnovations in Optics, Inc. offers a new generation of ultra-high brightness LED Light Engines with integrated fluorescence excitation filters for use with many types of life science instruments.
LISTED UNDER: Lamps and LightsMaterials and Converting of Protective Films for LCD and Touch Screen Applications
September 11, 2012 4:52 pm | Fabrico, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsFabrico, a leader in flexible materials converting and advanced assembly capabilities, provides expertise in design and production of protective films for LCDs and touch screens of any size or shape from the scrapes and gouges...
LISTED UNDER: Displays | Sheet/Film | FilmsShapeable LED Backlight
August 30, 2012 10:21 am | Lumex | Product Releases | CommentsLumex announces the global launch of its first-in-the-industry QuantumBrite Shapeable LED Backlight. With the new shapeable LED backlight, holes can be cut into the backlight in virtually any shape (for example, to allow space for a switch or other component on the circuit board).
LISTED UNDER: Lamps and LightsLife Science and Biomedical Imaging Product Catalog
August 23, 2012 11:51 am | Navitar, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsNavitar, a leading manufacturer of modular and high performance optical components designed for high magnification imaging applications, is pleased to announce their new Optical Solutions for Life Science and Biomedical Imaging product catalog.
LISTED UNDER: Camera | Displays | Lamps and LightsRuggedized Industrial Laser System
August 23, 2012 10:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsAfter a year of work to manufacture an affordable and reliable laser suited for heavy-duty applications, BEA Lasers is pleased to announce their new Ruggedized Industrial Laser System.
LISTED UNDER: Lasers | Power SuppliesFiber-Coupled Module Offers Brightness at 793 nm
August 20, 2012 10:24 am | Dilas Diode Laser, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDILAS, the diode laser company, now offers substantially higher brightness with its 105-micron fiber-coupled module at 793nm. The conduction-cooled fiber-coupled diode laser module based on diode laser bars delivers 32-watt from a 105-micron fiber core at a wavelength of 793nm with a numerical aperture (NA) of <0.22.
LISTED UNDER: LasersTwo-CCD Camera Provides High Dynamic Range Color
August 15, 2012 11:32 am | Jai Inc., Usa | Product Releases | CommentsJAI today announced the release of the AD-132GE, a new 2-CCD camera designed to produce high dynamic range (HDR) color images by intelligently combining different exposures from the camera’s dual sensors in real time.
LISTED UNDER: CameraHigh Density LED Array Boards
August 15, 2012 11:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsInnovations in Optics, Inc. introduces a new product line; LumiBright™ BD Boards for high power LED applications. Offering maximized heat and current spreading, metal core LumiBright BD Boards are engineered to deliver high output optical power
LISTED UNDER: Lamps and Lights | Wire and CablePrecision Glass Optical Filters
August 13, 2012 10:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsUtilizing the latest in glass fabrication and thin-film vacuum deposition technology, Dontech’s VCG-Series™ glass filters provide exceptional optical transparency and environmental durability. Dontech’s precision glass optical filters are incorporated...
LISTED UNDER: DisplaysPrecision Laser Processing Impacts Medical Device Design Options
July 25, 2012 2:46 pm | by Allan Callander | Articles | CommentsThe development of laser technology in the manufacture of medical devices has so exploded in the past 20 years that it is now impossible to fully describe the breadth of applications in anything less than an encyclopedic volume. But a brief recollection of some of the key historical accomplishments and medical devices influenced can help shed light on what we can expect in the next decade.
LISTED UNDER: Lasers | Cleanroom Assembly | Micro-machiningGLT UL Certified Flat Panel Downlight Exceeds 70 Lumens per Watt
July 24, 2012 1:40 pm | Global Lighting Technologies ( Glt), Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsGlobal Lighting Technologies (GLT) Inc. has improved the performance of their standard 2x2 ft.-square edge-lit LED-based flat panel downlight assembly by developing a brighter and more efficient SSL solution for ceiling lights that delivers efficiencies greater than 70 lumens per watt using standard GLT 2x2-ft. troffer packaging, with a CRI of > 80.
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