Laser Photonics and Lissotschenko Mikrooptik Sign MOU to Develop New Systems

Laser Photonics, the industry leader in developing high-tech solid state and CO2 laser systems for marking, cutting and engraving applications, announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lissotschenko Mikrooptik (LIMO), the worldwide market leader in solid state lasers to bring new products to fruition.

Pairing up to manufacture the most advanced technology equipment by combining LIMO’s solid state lasers with Laser Photonics systems, these newly developed products will be ideal for the aerospace, automotive, defense, electronic, filtration, industrial, medical and solar industries around the world. These systems will be used in high powered applications and other processes such as plastic welding, annealing coatings and marking. The new products will be manufactured by Laser Photonics experienced designers and engineers, using the highest quality components, and proven technology.

“This strategic collaboration provides an excellent fit for our strategy of developing innovative laser solutions for numerous applications and industries,” said Todd Hockenberry, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Laser Photonics.

Laser Photonics is continually developing new systems to solve new problems using solid state lasers. As technology changes, and as new industries grow—Laser Photonics develops systems around the solid state laser technology to address these ever-changing issues.

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A Little Laser History

The name LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. In 1917, Albert Einstein first theorized about the process which makes lasers possible called "Stimulated Emission." However, the first actual LASER wasn’t built until 1960 when Dr. T.H. Maiman at Hughes Aircraft Company, using a synthetic ruby rod stimulated by high intensity flashlamps, generated millisecond pulses of coherent 694nm Ruby Laser (red) light.

Even though the first laser was made in a laboratory back in 1960, it took several decades to apply this tool to various technologies. Now, lasers are indispensable to our daily lives. Many common home or office devices house lasers as an intrinsic part of their performance. Lasers are in practically every major industry, from medicine and computers, to entertainment and construction. A power rating, usually in watts, determines the strength of the laser. Some lasers can cut through metal, while others merely read tiny bits of information without damaging the surface. Basically, the application of lasers can be divided into marking, etching, and cutting, or reading and scanning.