NPTEL : NOC:Laser Based Manufacturing (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Shrikrishna N. Joshi


Lecture 1 - Lasers in Manufacturing: Importance and Applications

Lecture 2 - Fundamentals of Laser Technology

Lecture 3 - Laser System: Construction and Types

Lecture 4 - Principle of Operation, Types of Laser Cutting, and Kerf Geometry

Lecture 5 - Types of Lasers in Material Removal, Process and Performance Parameters

Lecture 6 - A Case-study on Cutting a Circular Part using CO2 Laser Machine

Lecture 7 - Mechanisms of Laser Welding - Part I

Lecture 8 - Mechanisms of Laser Welding - Part II

Lecture 9 - Effects of Process Parameters during Laser Welding and Study of Defects in Weld Beads

Lecture 10 - A Case Study on Welding of Mild Steel Sheets using 2.5 kW CO2 Laser Machine

Lecture 11 - Material Forming and Fundamentals of Laser Forming

Lecture 12 - Mechanisms of Laser Forming

Lecture 13 - Process Parameters and their Effects on the Performance of Laser Forming

Lecture 14 - Surface Treatment and Application of Lasers

Lecture 15 - Laser Surface Hardening

Lecture 16 - Laser Surface Alloying

Lecture 17 - Laser Cladding

Lecture 18 - Additive Manufacturing Techniques

Lecture 19 - Laser Scanning Stereolithography

Lecture 20 - Selective Laser Sintering and Selective Laser Melting

Lecture 21 - Process and Performance Parameters of Laser Based Additive Manufacturing Techniques

Lecture 22 - Lasers in Manufacturing Automation

Lecture 23 - CNC for Laser Based Manufacturing

Lecture 24 - CAD for Laser Based Manufacturing

Lecture 25 - Laser-assisted Material Forming

Lecture 26 - Effect of Coatings, 3D Laser Forming and Micro-forming