IMRA America opens a second Applications Research Laboratory

ANN ARBOR, MI, May 24, 2005 —

 IMRA America, Inc. announces the upcoming opening of a second Applications Research Laboratory at its Ann Arbor, MI facility.

According to Takashi Omitsu, President of IMRA, “This facility will both provide better coverage to the Eastern part of the United States, and also add some complimentary capabilities to IMRA’s original facility in Fremont, CA. I hope that we can enhance this Ann Arbor facility to accommodate the increased interest in biotechnology and nanotechnology in the near future.”

IMRA’s Applications Research Laboratory (ARL) is focused on employing our new technologies, and on helping our customers to evaluate their new or existing applications using our fiber lasers. To advance the state of technology, ARL collaborates with different leading institutes and high-tech industrial partners from around the world.

Areas of expertise include micromachining of features in metals, thin-films, plastics, semiconductors, and glass, as well as creation of waveguides in glass.

IMRA utilizes this type of facility to allow potential customers access to the latest fiber laser technologies and welcomes all interested parties to contact IMRA for details on setting up tests.

About IMRA America, Inc.
Founded in 1990, IMRA America, Inc., headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a global acting company dedicated to a leading edge position in the development of ultrafast fiber laser technologies for commercial applications. IMRA’s turnkey fiber lasers with compact packaging, high stability and maintenance-free operation, are ideal optical pulse sources for material processing, semiconductor inspection and repair, homeland security, instrumentation, medical diagnostics and therapy, and telecommunications. They are based on IMRA’s proprietary fiber oscillator, fiber amplifier, and advanced pulse compressor technologies, documented in over 60 U.S. patents and patent applications and many more worldwide. For information, visit www.imra.com or call (734) 930-2560.

For more information, please contact:
IMRA America, Inc.
1044 Woodridge Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 930-2560
Fax: (734) 930-9957
e-mail: lasers@imra.com