Purpose The purpose of this study is, to compare laser-based additive manufacturing and
subtractive methods. Laser-based manufacturing is a widely used, noncontact, advanced …

In the past 20 years, semiconductor lasers have been widely used in medical, industrial, and
communication applications, providing a revolutionary and powerful platform for the fifth …

Stainless-steel has become a widely preferred material type in the marine, aerospace,
sanitary, industrial equipment, and construction industries due to its superior corrosion …

Fiber laser cutting of AZ31B magnesium alloy was studied to assess the effect of laser
cutting process parameters on the resultant cutting temperature near the cut kerf and the …

A cutting study with a high-power ytterbium-doped fiber laser was conducted for the
dismantling of nuclear facilities. Stainless steel and carbon steel plates of various …

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Related US Application Data application No. 13/565,345, filed on Aug. 2, 2012, now Pat. No.
9,089,928, said application No. 13/966, 969 is a continuation-in-part of application No …

There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for the laser drilling of a borehole in the
earth. There is further provided with in the systems a means for delivering high power laser …

Laser cutting represents an appealing solution for high machining speed and precision in
steel constructions. To control the efficiency of laser cutting, the effects of laser heating must …

(57) ABSTRACT A control and monitoring system controls and monitors a high power laser
system for performing high power laser operations. The control and monitoring system is …