Lasers in Manufacturing: Latest Applications, Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing Technologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 692
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Science, School of Science and Computing, South East Technological University, Cork Road, X91 K0EK Waterford City, Ireland
Interests: laser–material interaction; additive manufacturing; material science; nanomaterials; photonics applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As we approach the 65th anniversary of the invention of the laser, the breadth of applications for laser technology in manufacturing continues to greatly expand. Lasers offer unprecedented precision, efficiency and versatility and have become indispensable tools for research and industry to develop unique material properties and processing technologies.
This Special Issue discusses the latest advances and applications in the field across a broad range of techniques such as cutting, welding, drilling, nano/micromachining, surface structuring and, more recently, laser-based additive manufacturing, among many others.
From novel laser material processing techniques to advancements in laser system design and control, the contributions within this issue aim to illuminate the forefront of the latest research and innovations.
Dr. Ronán McCann
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- laser
- additive manufacturing
- cutting
- material processing
- laser–material interaction
- welding
- microstructuring
- surface science
- material science
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