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Mound Laser to hire at least 10 and expand locally

The company uses lasers to make tools and equipment, such as small medical devices.

Ryan Wilson, project engineer at the Mound Laser & Photonics Center, is seen with a laser welder. Wilson got his start at the center as an intern supported by Third Frontier funding.

Chris Stewart Ryan Wilson, project engineer at the Mound Laser & Photonics Center, is seen with a laser welder. Wilson got his start at the center as an intern supported by Third Frontier funding.

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Larry Dosser, president and CEO of Mound Laser & Photonics Center .Inc., and Kevin Hartke, vice president, have overseen a period growth at their high tech business, including the recent purchase of two laser micro cutting machines to produce fine surgical catheters. The machines cost about $300,000 each.

Jan Underwood Larry Dosser, president and CEO of Mound Laser & Photonics Center .Inc., and Kevin Hartke, vice president, have overseen a period growth at their high tech business, including the recent purchase of two laser micro cutting machines to produce fine surgical catheters. The machines cost about $300,000 each.

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By Thomas Gnau, Staff Writer Updated 1:53 AM Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Mound Laser & Photonics Center will add at least 10 employees and more than 3,000 square feet of space to its lab facilities by the end of the year, the company said Monday.

Due to its work in the medical devices market, the company doubled its sales in 2010 and plans to do the same in 2011, the firm said in a statement from the Mound Advanced Technology Center, the former U.S. Department of Energy campus in Miamisburg where Mound Laser operates.

The company uses lasers to cut and shape tools and devices, including small medical devices. Hiring another 10 employees would bring its total employment to 40.

In July 2010, Larry Dosser, Mound Laser owner, told the Dayton Daily News believes his company will need a new facility to conduct its growing business.

Mound has about 140 customers who are spread across 19 states, but its top five commercial customers are in California, mostly the Silicon Valley, Dosser has said. Mound’s No. 1 government customer is the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Of the company’s $1 million in government-related revenue, most is tied to the local base.

Dosser could not be reached for comment Monday.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or tgnau@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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