Advanced Laser Processing and Manufacturing VIII

Laser processing and manufacturing has become one of the most convenient and enabling technologies for manufacturing with a reduced carbon footprint and are applicable to related industries such as automobile, railway, shipbuilding, aerospace, microelectronics, photonics, biomedical and energy. It offers unprecedented versatility and range in terms of feature size, material, phase, and processing option. During the last decade, there have been significant advances on laser processing and manufacturing research and development including laser additive manufacturing, laser welding, laser drilling, laser cutting, laser peening, laser cleaning, laser surface texturing, and laser nanofabrication. The primary goal of this conference is to provide a platform for professionals to share and discuss the latest advances in laser processing and manufacturing. The solicited exemplary topics include, but are not limited to:

• laser welding and joining
• laser cladding and remanufacturing
• laser additive manufacturing and 3D printing
• laser cutting and drilling
• laser peening, forming, polishing, cleaning, and texturing
• laser re-melting and alloying
• laser micro and nano fabrication
• pico- / femto-second laser processing
• laser-based hybrid/combined processing and manufacturing
• novel industry lasers and optical technologies
• upgrading and improvement of laser devices
• novel techniques for key elements in optical systems such as laser sources
• novel elements and components in laser processing and manufacturing systems such as diffractive optical elements and multi-axis scan heads
• industrial applications of laser processing and manufacturing technologies
• applications of machine learning, AI (artificial intelligence), and DX (digital transformation) in laser processing and manufacturing.