Advances in Laser Materials Processing

<p>1. ‘Light’ industry: an introduction to laser processing and its industrial applications <br>2. The challenges ahead for laser macro, micro and nano manufacturing<br>3. Laser fusion cutting of difficult materials<br>4. Laser-assisted glass cleaving<br>5. Laser dicing of silicon and electronics substrates<br>6. Laser machining of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic composites<br>7. Understanding and improving process control in pulsed and continuous wave laser welding<br>8. Laser microspot welding in electronics production<br>9. Laser Hybrid Welding<br>10. Influencing the weld pool during laser welding<br>11. Laser transformation hardening of steel<br>12. Pulsed laser annealing technology for nanoscale fabrication of silicon-based devices in semicondoctors<br>13. Laser-Induced Forward Transfer Techniques and Applications<br>14. Production of biomaterial coatings by laser-assisted processes<br>15. Thick metallic coatings produced by coaxial and side laser cladding: processing and properties<br>16. Laser consolidation: a rapid manufacturing process for making net-shape functional components<br>17. Lasers for additive manufacturing<br>18. Laser micro/nano-fabrication techniques and their applications in electronics<br>19. Laser processing of direct-write nano-sized materials<br>20. Micro- and nano-parts generated by laser-based solid freeform fabrication<br>21. Laser-assisted additive fabrication of micro-sized coatings<br>22. Multiphysics modelling of laser solid freeform fabrication techniques<br>23. Process control of laser materials processing<br>24. Experimental Design<br>25. Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Reliability of Laser-Machined Structures</p>