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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 17 M A R C H 8 , 2 0 2 1 F O C U S M A N U FA C T U R I N G diagnostics or analytical applications such as tissues and blood sample speci- mens. In 3D printing, lasers, mirrors and lenses are critical. Industrial markets use similar technologies for inspecting mechani- cal systems. "For example, an aircraft engine has thousands of parts," says Gray. "You don't want to take it apart to inspect it, so having a flexible inspection camera, or borescope, to do inspections is valuable." A typical product development project came from a startup in Boston that's innovating visualization for minimally invasive surgery, using an endoscope that's inserted into a port within the body. "ey're providing the surgeon with pictures of the anatomy that can't normally be seen with their own eyes," says Gray. Gray's team worked on the lens design, using the basic functional product requirements the Boston company had developed through its prototypes. "We did the commercial product design for them, paying attention to things like manufacturing tolerances, material choices and the assembly process," he says. On a simpler level, optical imaging encompasses everyday things like binoc- ulars and laptop cameras, notes Dennis Leiner, founder of Leiner Optics in Cape Elizabeth and vice president of the Bioscience Association of Maine. Leiner founded Lighthouse Imaging in 1984 and sold it in 2010. His new company C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » (207) 827-4456 • (800) 648-4202 Old Town • Yarmouth www.sewall.com Consultants in: Engineering | Survey | Energy | Geospatial Solutions | Natural Resources A strong and trusted partner. For 140 years, we've known that perseverance, ingenuity, and taking responsibility for doing things well the first time are the keys to lasting success. As industry pioneers, we are ready to help you improve your communities, your inf rastructure, and our environment. Marty Curnan, LPF Expert in location intelligence, satellite data, and forest resources There is simply no substitute for good judgment and getting That's where Drummond Woodsum attorneys Dan Rose, Pete Felmly, Tom Trenholm, Allen Kropp, Michael Buescher, S. Campbell Badger and Elek Miller can help. A group of highly specialized attorneys focused on providing human resource professionals with the guidance they need in dealing with personnel matters. We practice law differently. Since 1965. dwmlaw.com | 800.727.1941 Workplace Solutions for Maine Employers It can act as a remote eye to allow vision where it would not otherwise be possible. — Tom Snyder Lighthouse Imaging P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y L I G H T H O U S E I M A G I N G Tom Snyder, CEO of Lighthouse Imaging in Windham, says optical imaging acts as a "remote eye."

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