Laser Applications in Manufacturing
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 439
Special Issue Editor
Interests: additive manufacturing; design and fabrication of advanced materials and structures; mechanical testing; mechanical design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today’s rapid development in laser technology opens many applications in various aspects of manufacturing. Lasers can be precisely controlled and have shown great applications in the following areas: laser surface texturing and treatment, laser-aided additive manufacturing, laser drilling, laser welding, laser cutting, laser shock peening, laser micromachining, laser forming, etc. This important technology enables many difficult tasks in manufacturing and materials processing. Research on the use of lasers in manufacturing is crucial for the continuous successful application of this technology.
This Special Issue aims to publish recent important developments related to laser applications in manufacturing. Topics covered in this Special Issue include but are not limited to: (1) advanced materials processing using lasers, (2) laser-assisted additive manufacturing such as directed energy deposition and selective laser melting, (3) surface treatment using lasers, (4) laser welding, (5) machining using lasers, (6) novel application demonstration of lasers, (7) multiple lasers for superior properties, (8) lasers for hybrid manufacturing, and (9) numerical modeling of lasers in manufacturing and materials processing.
As a very efficient energy source, we have seen rapidly growing applications of lasers. This Special Issue endeavors to highlight new findings in this area and thus promote the development of related technologies.
Dr. Xinchang Zhang
Guest Editor
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