Title :
New light which lasers throw on manufacturing
Author_Institution :
Liverpool Univ., UK
Abstract :
Amidst the amazing surge in laser material processing papers and industrial developments there are threads which indicate that engineers need to take a new look at what has happened and adjust their attitudes to many fixed concepts of what is good and bad engineering. The author sets out to illustrate why a new look is needed in the areas of welding, cutting, surface treatment and even the design of machine tools themselves
Keywords :
cladding techniques; laser beam machining; laser beam welding; laser hardening; machine tools; cladding; cutting; design of machine tools; industrial developments; laser material processing; surface treatment; welding;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
