J. Paulo Davim 
Laser in Manufacturing 

Generally a laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation) is defined as ‘a device which uses a quantum
mechanical effect, stimulated emission, to generate a coherent beam
of light from a lasing medium of controlled purity, size, and
shape’. Laser material processing represents a great number
of methods, which are rapidly growing in current and different
industrial applications as new alternatives to traditional
manufacturing processes. Nowadays, the use of lasers in
manufacturing is an emerging area with a wide variety of
applications, for example, in electronics, molds and dies, and
biomedical applications.

The purpose of this book is to present a collection of examples
illustrating the state of the art and research developments to
lasers in manufacturing, covering laser rapid manufacturing, lasers
in metal forming applications, laser forming of metal foams,
mathematical modeling of laser drilling, thermal stress analysis,
modeling and simulation of laser welding, and the use of lasers in
surface engineering.

This book can be used as a research book for a final undergraduate
engineering course or as a subject on lasers in manufacturing at
the postgraduate level. Also, this book can serve as a useful
reference for academics, laser researchers, mechanical,
manufacturing, materials or physics engineers, or professionals in
any related modern manufacturing technology.

Contents

1. Laser Rapid Manufacturing: Technology, Applications, Modeling
and Future Prospects, Christ P. Paul, Pankaj Bhargava, Atul Kumar,
Ayukt K. Pathak and Lalit M. Kukreja.

2. Lasers in Metal Forming Applications, Stephen A. Akinlabi, Mukul
Shukla, Esther T. Akinlabi and Tshilidzi Marwala.

3. Laser Forming of Metal Foams, Fabrizio Quadrini, Denise
Bellisario, Erica A. Squeo and Loredana Santo.

4. Mathematical Modeling of Laser Drilling, Maturose Suchatawat and
Mohammad Sheikh.

5. Laser Cutting a Small Diameter Hole: Thermal Stress Analysis,
Bekir S. Yilbas, Syed S. Akhtar and Omer Keles.

6. Modeling and Simulation of Laser Welding, Karuppudaiyar R.
Balasabramanian, Krishnasamy Sankaranarayanasamy and Gangusami N.
Buvanashekaran.

7. Lasers in Surface Engineering, Alberto H. Garrido, Rubén
González, Modesto Cadenas, Chin-Pei Wang and Farshid
Sadeghi.

Про автора

Dr J. Paulo Davim received his Ph D degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Porto in 1997 and the Aggregation from the University of Coimbra in 2005. Between 1986/96, he was lecturer in University of Porto. Currently, he is an Aggregate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro and the Head of MACTRIB – Machining and Tribology Research Group and research experience in manufacturing, materials and mechanical engineering with special emphasis in Machining & Tribology. He is the Editor in Chief of six international journals, Guest Editor of journals, books Editor, book Series Editor and Scientific Advisory for many international journals and conferences. Presently, he is an Editorial Board member of 15 international journals and acts as reviewer for than 50 prestigious ISI web Science journals. In addition, he has also published as author and co-author more than 20 book chapters and 300 articles in journals and conferences.