This book provides compilation of the field of lasers as tools for advanced manufacturing including laser cutting, drilling, welding, surface treatment, marking, laser-assisted additive manufacturing, micro processing, nano processing, modelling and optimization, machining and fabrication, and including case studies. The chapters combine a clear description of the basics of the topic, with last developments and advanced information.

• Provides the recent research and development in the field of laser based manufacturing
• Covers innovation in laser development technology, process mechanism, development of variants, and machine tools
• Discusses sustainability interventions in laser manufacturing and intelligent modeling and optimization of laser based processes
• Includes laser-based measurement and characterization of laser processed materials
• Covers laser for surface engineering, laser based additive manufacturing, and laser machining

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in manufacturing and materials engineering, and laser.