Laser beam micromachining is a prominent method for micromachining applications. But it
has some drawbacks like thermal stresses, uncontrolled dimensions, burrs, and spatter …

Laser beam cutting is a non-contact, production-flexible and highly productive technique that
allows accurate profiling of a wide range of sheet materials. To these and further benefits …

The use of aluminium alloys for Additive Manufacturing is of high interest for advanced
geometries and lightweight applications. In Directed Energy Deposition, a powder stock is …

A dramatic increase in the industrial demands for tailoring the laser beam profile in laser
cutting has led to significant performance improvements thanks to the recently emerging …

This paper presents the results of an experimental and theoretical investigation into the
phenomenon of 'striation free cutting', which is a feature of fibre laser/oxygen cutting of thin …

Laser cutting is a standard industrial process for cutting sheet metals. The process relies on
the removal of the melted material with the aid of a pressurized assist gas. Among the main …

The high-power fibre laser presents a possibility for the application of solid-state lasers in
thick-section metal cutting, a field which has been dominated by high-power CO2 lasers …

A framework to obtain optimal operating conditions is proposed for a cryogenic air
separation unit case study. The optimization problem is formulated considering three …

Laser polishing, as an effective surface finishing process, is significantly affected by ambient
gas. Previous studies on the contribution of ambient gas to laser polishing mostly focused on …

Laser cutting represents an appealing solution for high machining speed and precision in
steel constructions. To control the efficiency of laser cutting, the effects of laser heating must …