International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems (IJMMS)

International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems

2012 Vol.5 No.3/4

Special Issue on Lasers in Manufacturing

Guest Editor: Associate Professor Aitzol Lamikiz Mentxaka

Editorial

Pages Title and author(s)
179-188Parameter optimisation in laser cutting of aluminium alloy sheet
Avanish Kumar Dubey; Gavendra Norkey; Sanat Agrawal
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048227
189-213Mechanical characterisation of metal material properties in additive layer processes
Jordi Delgado; Joaquim Ciurana
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048223
214-225Effects of laser bending on the microstructural constituents
Lerato Tshabalala; Sisa Pityana; Richard Mbaya
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048229
226-246Studies on weld shape formation and Marangoni convection in Nd:YAG laser welding
T. Suthakar; K.R. Balasubramanian; K. Sankaranarayanasamy; G. Buvanashekaran
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048230
247-262Laser hardening model development based on a semi-empirical approach
Silvia Martínez; Eneko Ukar; Aitzol Lamikiz; Ivan Tabernero; Fernando Liebana
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048231
263-279Kerf quality prediction and optimisation for pulsed Nd:YAG laser cutting of aluminium alloy sheets using GA-ANN hybrid model
Sudipto Chaki; Sujit Ghosal; Ravi N. Bathe
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048233
280-293A study on laser-fibre coupling efficiency and ablation rate in femtosecond laser deep microdrilling
Xinwei Shen; Qiumei Bian; Zenghu Chang; Shuting Lei; Benxin Wu
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048232
294-307Laser micro-drilling of alumina: parametric modelling and sensitivity analysis
Arunanshu S. Kuar; Bappa Acherjee; Souren Mitra
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048236
308-321Bend angle prediction and parameter optimisation for laser bending of stainless steel using FEM and RSM
K. Venkadeshwaran; Sandip Das; Dipten Misra
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048237

Additional Paper

322-337Applying the friction ring test on a micro and meso scale
Alexandre Milanez; Lírio Schaeffer; Alberto Moreira Guerreiro Brito
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2012.048238