Table of contents:
Laser rapid manufacturing: technology, applications, modeling and future prospects / Christ P Paul, Pankaj Bhargava, Atul Kumar, Ayukt K Pathak, Lalit M Kukreja --
Lasers in metal forming applications / Stephen A Akinlabi, Mukul Shukla, Esther T Akinlabi, Tshilidzi Marwala --
Laser forming of metal foams / Fabrizio Quadrini, Denise Bellisario, Erica A Squeo, Loredana Santo --
Mathematical modeling of laser drilling / Maturose Suchatawat, Mohammad Sheikh --
Laser cutting a small diameter hole: thermal stress analysis / Bekir S Yilbas, Syed S Akhtar, Omer Keles --
Modeling and simulation of laser welding / Karuppudaiyar R Balasabramanian, Krishnasamy Sankaranarayanasamy, Gangusami N Buvanashekaran --
Lasers in surface engineering / Alberto H Garrido, Rubén González, Modesto Cadenas, Chin-Pei Wang, Farshid Sadeghi.

Summary:
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 an.