Laser Diffraction

One of the benefits of having a long-running blog (or perhaps one of its risks!) is that you have the opportunity to look back at predictions you have made over the years. For me, this includes blogs that were written…READ MORE >

  This year’s Pittsburgh Conference (or Pittcon for short) is taking place in Chicago, from March 1 – March 5, 2020. I noticed the earlier early bird time frame for Pittcon short courses. As in previous years, there is a…READ MORE >

… gunpowder, treason and plot!” Like many nursery rhymes in the UK, this is a glib ditty of pain, suffering, and death! If you’re born with a British sense of humor, the only logical consequence of a failed assassination attempt…READ MORE >

Up to one third of the production cost of an additive manufacturing (AM) component produced by powder bed processes (particularly metals) is the cost of the powder used, with commercial viability resting on a robust supply chain and effective powder…READ MORE >

Many of us celebrate significant birthdays often with friends and a glass of something bubbly. On my 50th birthday I will be doing this, but with a twist: I’m in China, the friends are the experts of the ISO Committee…READ MORE >