COURSE CONTENT

• Overview of manufacturing processes.
• Laser assisted processes. Types of Lasers. Characteristics of laser equipment. Basic Laser processes. Drilling. Cutting (two-dimensional, three-dimensional).
• Laser controlled processes.
• Heat transfer and fluid dynamics in laser Analysis of Laser processes.
• Applications of Laser processes.
• Rapid prototyping techniques. Stereolithography. Selective Laser sintering. Layer Object Manufacturing. Direct CAD manufacturing. Material deposition manufacturing.
• Applications of rapid prototyping methods.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learning outcomes expected by the end of the course are:

• Knowledge: Students will develop a critical understanding of the operating principles and underlying theories of a series of non-conventional processes, thus acquiring advanced knowledge in this field.
• Skills: Students will develop advanced skills in understanding complex problems and in developing and implementing solutions, addressing technical challenges in non-conventional processing methods.
• Abilities: Combining knowledge and skills to enable students to develop autonomous methodologies and / or tools to address specific technical challenges of non-conventional processes.