IN THIS ISSUE: FEATURES


The Laser’s Founding Father Remembering Charles H. Townes


Laser Cutting of CFRP Using a 30 kW Fiber Laser


Digital Laser Dyeing The Effect of CO2


ICALEO 2015


DEPARTMENTS Calendar of Events


President’s Message


Executive Director’s Message Corporate Member Profile International Year of Light Member Innovations Members in Motion ASC Z136 Update BLS Update OSHA Update


JLA Editor’s Pick LIA Announces


New Corporate Members


ADVERTISERS Andrews Glass Company


ANSI Z136.1 ANSI Z136.2 ANSI Z136.9


Board of Laser Safety ICALEO 2015


IPG Photonics Corporation Kentek Corporation LAM 2016


Laservision USA LIA’s EVALUATOR


LIA’s In-house Training


LIA’s Laser Safety Officer Online Training


LME 2016


PhotoMachining, Inc. PHOTONICS MEDIA TRUMPF, INC.


Laser Irradiation on


Surface & Dyeing Properties of Wool for Textile Design


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2015 LIA OFFICERS


President – Robert Thomas USAF Research Laboratory


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President-Elect – Lin Li The University of Manchester


Past President – Yongfeng Lu University of Nebraska – Lincoln


Secretary – Paul Denney Lincoln Electric


Treasurer – Stephen Capp Laserage Technology Corporation


EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief – Peter Baker Managing Editor – Michelle Williams Copy Editor – Barbara Sams


Communications Director – Geoff Giordano


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BUSINESS STAFF Publisher – Jim Naugle


Advertising Sales – Andrew Morrison


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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Laser Safety Officer Training Dec. 1-3, 2015


Orlando, FL


Laser Safety Officer with Hazard Analysis* Sept. 21-25, 2015 Oct. 19-23, 2015 Nov. 2-6, 2015


Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA


Scottsdale, AZ *Certified Laser Safety Officer exam offered after the course.


Industrial Laser Safety Officer Training Nov. 18-19, 2015


Novi, MI


Medical Laser Safety Officer Training* Sept. 19-20, 2015 Oct. 17-18, 2015 Nov. 7-8, 2015


Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA


Scottsdale, AZ *Certified Medical Laser Safety Officer exam offered after the course.


International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®


) Oct. 18-22, 2015 Atlanta, GA


Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM® Mar. 2-3, 2016


Lasers for Manufacturing Summit Apr. 25, 2016


Lasers for Manufacturing Event® Apr. 26-27, 2016


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