|
|
|
Pangolin Laser Systems Inc.
Company Description
Since 1986, Pangolin has amassed over 16,000 clients in 63 countries firmly positioning themselves as the world leader; providing software and hardware solutions to the laser display industry. The company, with offices in the USA, Central Europe, and Mainland China, has received more than 20 awards for technical achievement and product quality, and their products have contributed to more than 370 Artistic Awards for its users. Pangolin has products being used by some of the largest events, companies, and brands currently known, including major theme parks such as Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios, and Six Flags; major motion picture companies such as 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks pictures; high-tech companies such as PC Magazine, Boeing, and Lawrence Livermore Labs; popular brands such as Mountain Dew, T-Mobile, and Motorola; major sports teams and events such as the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Eagles, and Super Bowl XLIV; and top-named musical talent including Madonna, Usher, Metallica, the Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, Jean Michel Jarre, Justin Timberlake and many others.
Their internationally recognized and award winning LASORB product line offers the very best in laser diode protection. The LASORB component was specifically designed to protect laser diodes from failure due to ESD and Power Surges. LASORB is currently being used by some of the world's largest laser companies, as a cost effective solution to protect their laser diodes.
www.LASORB.com
Contact Information
9501 Satellite Blvd
Orlando,FL
United States
Press Releases
| LASORB: Keeping your Laser Diodes UP Longer
Pangolin’s LASORB component is the first electronic component designed specifically to protect laser diodes from electrostatic discharge (ESD). LASORB gets your laser diodes up, and keeps them up longer. See it in action at this year’s SPIE Photonics West Exhibition.
ORLANDO, Fla– Pangolin Laser Systems, the world’s largest producer of laser display software and control hardware, will be showcasing their award-winning LASORB component at this year’s SPIE Photonics West Exhibition in San Francisco, California. LASORB has been taking the laser industry by storm, and has recently been featured in major publications including Laser Focus World, NASA Tech Briefs, Photonics Spectra and US-Tech. LASORB is considered by Pangolin President William Benner to be like “Viagra” for laser diodes… It gets them up, and keeps them up longer.
About LASORB
LASORB is the world’s first electronic component designed specifically to protect laser diodes from direct and indirect electrostatic discharge (ESD) and power surges. Developed in 2008 by Pangolin’s President and CTO, William Benner, LASORB protects laser diodes, LEDs, and superluminescent diodes from single, multiple, and repeated ESD events of both positive and negative polarity.
Benner states “LASORB has applications across a wide array of consumer, commercial, and industrial products. ESD is a well known problem for laser diodes, and without LASORB, a single modest ESD event can cause permanent damage, resulting in partial or complete diode failure.”
Laser diodes are known to fail long before the manufacturers’ rated life expectancy, and ESD is a suspected cause in many of the malfunctions. With the global market for laser diodes at around 750 million units per year (Laser Focus World), LASORB has been a cost effective means for many companies, in multiple industries, to protect their laser diodes from ESD and power surges.
Pangolin is producing three separate lines of LASORB, one optimized for red and infrared diodes, one optimized for BLU-RAY diodes, and one optimized for 445nm blue laser diodes. The LASORB website (www.LASORB.com) offers detailed product information and datasheets, and related information on laser diodes and ESD. Videos demonstrating the effects of ESD on laser diodes and the effectiveness of LASORB in protecting them are available at Lasorb.com (http://www.lasorb.com/11_videos.htm) or YouTube: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bvoC81ZsTM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bow7pL4n3Ak).
About Pangolin Laser Systems and company president William Benner
Since 1986, Pangolin has amassed over 15,000 clients in 63 countries firmly positioning themselves as the world leader; providing software and hardware solutions to the laser display and text message industries. The company, with offices in the USA, Central Europe, and Mainland China, has received more than 20 awards for technical achievement and product quality, and their software has contributed to more than 250 Artistic Awards for its users. Pangolin has products being used by some of the largest events, companies, and brands currently known, including major theme parks such as Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios, and Six Flags; major motion picture companies such as 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks pictures; high-tech companies such as PC Magazine, Boeing, and Lawrence Livermore Labs; popular brands such as Mountain Dew, T-Mobile, and Motorola; major sports teams and events such as the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Eagles, and Super Bowl XLIV; and top-named musical talent including Madonna, Drake, Usher, Metallica, the Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Jean Michel Jarre, Justin Timberlake and many others.
William Benner, Pangolin’s President and CTO, is a best-selling author and internationally recognized software and hardware developer from the United States. He holds numerous Patents, and has received personal letters of commendation from President Ronald Reagan and Florida Governor Bob Graham. He has also been published in the SMPTE Journal, The Laserist, LaserFX, US Tech magazine and Motorola's Embedded Connection magazine. He represented the state of Florida in the United States Skill Olympics and represented the U.S. in the International Skill Olympics trials, receiving gold medals for each. Benner has also received the International Laser Display Associations’ highest accolade, the Career Achievement Award.
For more information on Pangolin, and their award winning line of products, visit their website at www.Pangolin.com. For more information on the LASORB device, visit www.LASORB.com, or see it in action at the 2010 SPIE Photonics West Exhibition, where Pangolin will be showcasing the product at their booth (#2035 in the South Hall).
Media contact:
Justin Perry
Justin@Pangolin.com
Phone: (407)-299-2088
# # # |
| PANGOLIN UNVEILS NEW “LASORB” SERIES DESIGNED FOR HIGH POWER RED LASER DIODES; COMPONENT PROTECTS LASER DIODES FROM ESD, SURGES, AND REVERSE BIAS
New ‘392 series LASORB specially designed for High Power 635nm Laser Diodes
ORLANDO, Fla., - Pangolin Laser Systems, the world’s largest producer of laser display software and control hardware, announced the expansion of its LASORB product line with a series of components which protect high power red laser diodes such as those made by Opnext. This LASORB component was designed specifically to protect high power 635nm laser diodes, from damage by direct and indirect electrostatic discharge, including single, multiple, and repeated ESD events of positive or negative polarity. LASORB, a class of component invented by Pangolin, is described as an “ESD absorber” created specifically to protect laser diodes, photodiodes, and LEDs.
“We continue to expand the LASORB line to meet specialized market needs,” said William Benner, president and chief technology officer of Pangolin.
“Until recently, most high power laser diode development has been on 640nm lasers,” said Benner. “The new 635nm wavelength diodes are becoming popular for display applications because of their higher visibility, brighter output and longer life expectancy”. Since the operating voltage of these laser diodes is higher, we developed a special LASORB part tailored to their needs.
Pangolin first introduced LASORB two years ago and has continued to expand the product series to accommodate a broader range of laser diode products. According the Benner, the product has proven its effectiveness and value in a variety of research and commercial applications, including those using red, infrared, blue and BLU-ray diodes.
“Prior to LASORB, electrostatic discharge was a persistent, unsolved problem for laser diodes, especially BLU-ray and low-power single-mode red laser diodes,” he said. “Without LASORB, a single modest ESD event can cause permanent damage, resulting in partial or complete diode failure well ahead of the manufacturers’ rated life expectancy for the diode.”
Benner said LASORB also protects against reverse bias conditions. While Schottky diodes are typically used for this purpose, Benner said using LASORB in their place offered protection against both ESD and reverse biasing.
In addition to the newly announced series, Pangolin produces three other series of LASORB, one optimized for low power red and infrared diodes, one for the new 445nm blue laser diodes and a third optimized for 405nm BLU-ray diodes. The component package is compact and mounts in a 2-pin, through-hole configuration; Pangolin can also design custom packages, and an SMT version will be offered as well.
“LASORB is a game-changer with respect protecting lasers from ESD,” stated Benner. “There is nothing in the world like it. Previous so-called solutions for ESD all fail in some respect: they are either too slow to respond, ineffective in the required voltage range, or incapable of absorbing the energy of a voltage surge.”
Benner said LASORB customers currently include government, universities, and commercial companies in several countries and that it is being applied in fields of electronics, medicine, security, entertainment, and scientific research.
Web Videos Demonstrate Component’s Performance
Pangolin has set up a specific website for LASORB (www.lasorb.com) offering detailed product information and datasheets, background on laser diodes and ESD, a review of the limitations of previous ESD solutions in laser diodes applications, and links to other resources. The company has produced two videos demonstrating the effects of ESD on laser diodes, including Blu-ray diodes, and the effectiveness of LASORB in protecting them. The videos can be seen on the LASORB website (http://www.lasorb.com/11_videos.htm).
About Pangolin Laser Systems and Co-Founder William Benner
With over 16,000 clients in 63 countries, Pangolin is the world’s leading developer and producer software and related control hardware for laser display applications in entertainment, business, and industry. The company, founded in 1986, has received more than 20 awards for technical achievement, including an award for LASORB from the International Laser Display Association. Pangolin is based in Orlando and has offices in Slovenia and China.
William Benner, Pangolin’s president, co-founder, and chief technology officer, has represented the United States in the International Skill Olympics and placed sixth in the world in the field of electronics. He holds numerous patents in the field of laser technology and electronics.
More information about LASORB is available at www.LASORB.com.
More information about Pangolin is available at www.Pangolin.com.
# # #
Product and executive photos are available at:
www.lasorb.com/Photo1.jpg
www.lasorb.com/Photo2.jpg
www.lasorb.com/Photo3.jpg
www.lasorb.com/Photo4.jpg
www.lasorb.com/Photo5.jpg
www.lasorb.com/Photo6.jpg
www.lasorb.com/Photo6.jpg |
|
|
|
|
|
