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Laser Based Manufacturing

Prof. Shrikrishna N. Joshi · IIT Guwahati

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About

This is a basic course on applications of laser technology in manufacturing. The subject laser technology has a very wide range of applications in the product development, manufacturing, surface engineering, and instrumentation. The course emphasizes the fundamental concepts of the laser technology viz. principle of working, characteristics, types, monitoring and control. There is a comprehensive coverage of physical concepts, process characteristics, mathematical formulations along with examples of various laser based manufacturing processes such as of laser machining (cutting), laser forming, laser welding, laser surface treatment and laser based additive manufacturing. There is a state-of-the-art description of newer and advanced applications of the lasers in industry. This course will be very useful to the students, practicing engineers and researchers. After completion of the course, the students will have a strong foundation on laser technology and will be able to apply the basic principles, process characteristics in the practical scenarios.

Intended audience: B. Tech., M. Tech. and Ph D students of Mechanical / Manufacturing / Production/Industrial Engineering, practicing engineers in small and medium scale industry and tool rooms

Prerequisites: Should have knowledge of fundamental manufacturing processes.

Lectures

Week 1: Introduction

  1. Lec 1: Lasers in Manufacturing: Importance and Applications YouTube
  2. Lec 2: Fundamentals of Laser Technology YouTube
  3. Lec 3: Laser System: Construction and Types YouTube

Week 2 : Laser Based Material Removal

  1. Lec 4 : Principle of Operation, Types of Laser Cutting, and Kerf Geometry YouTube
  2. Lec 5 : Types of Lasers in Material Removal, Process and Performance Parameters YouTube
  3. Lec 6 : A Case-study on Cutting a Circular Part using CO2 Laser Machine YouTube

Week 3: Laser Based Welding

  1. Lec 7 : Mechanisms of Laser Welding Part-I YouTube
  2. Lec 8 : Mechanisms of Laser Welding Part-II YouTube
  3. Lec 9: Effects of Process Parameters during Laser Welding and Study of Defects in Weld Beads YouTube
  4. Lec 10: A Case Study on Welding of Mild Steel Sheets using 2.5 kW CO2 Laser Machine YouTube

Week 4: Laser Based Material Forming

  1. Lec 11: Material Forming and Fundamentals of Laser Forming YouTube
  2. Lec 12: Mechanisms of Laser Forming YouTube
  3. Lec 13: Process Parameters and their Effects on the Performance of Laser Forming YouTube

Week 5: Laser Based Surface Treatment

  1. Lec 14: Surface Treatment and Application of Lasers YouTube
  2. Lec 15: Laser Surface Hardening YouTube
  3. Lec 16: Laser Surface Alloying YouTube
  4. Lec 17: Laser Cladding YouTube

Week 6: Laser Based Additive Manufacturing

  1. Lec 18: Additive Manufacturing Techniques YouTube
  2. Lec 19: Laser Scanning Stereolithography YouTube
  3. Lec 20: Selective Laser Sintering and Selective Laser Melting YouTube
  4. Lec 21: Process and Performance Parameters of Laser Based Additive Manufacturing Techniques YouTube

Week 7: CNC Technology and Lasers in Automation

  1. Lec 22: Lasers in Manufacturing Automation YouTube
  2. Lec 23: CNC for Laser Based Manufacturing YouTube
  3. Lec 24: CAD for Laser Based Manufacturing YouTube

Week 8: Advancements in Laser Based Manufacturing

  1. Lec 25: Laser-assisted Material Forming YouTube
  2. Lec 26: Effect of Coatings, 3D Laser Forming and Micro-forming YouTube
  3. Lec 27: Laser Induced Plasma Assisted Ablation YouTube
  4. Lec 28: Laser Based Rock Drilling YouTube
  5. Lec 29: Laser Based Garment Processing YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Shrikrishna N. Joshi
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
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