Laser Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Laser technologies are transforming the way we process and engineer materials, offering high precision, flexibility, and efficiency across many applications. From micro-scale surface modification to large-scale additive manufacturing, lasers play a key role in both research and industry. Their precise energy delivery enables tailored material transformations, complex geometries, engineered surfaces, and functionally graded materials with minimal thermal distortion.

This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in laser-based techniques for manufacturing and material modification, aiming to highlight innovative uses of lasers that enhance manufacturing efficiency, improve material properties, and enable new functionalities. Both fundamental research and practical applications are welcome, especially those emphasizing the growing role of laser technologies in sustainable and advanced manufacturing.

We welcome contributions on laser additive manufacturing, welding and brazing, micromachining, and surface modification techniques. Research focusing on process optimization, material responses to laser treatment, simulation, modeling, and in situ monitoring is also encouraged. Studies covering metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites are all within the scope of this Special Issue.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Irina Hussainova
Dr. Tatevik Minasyan
Guest Editors

Dr. Nikhil Kamboj
Guest Editor Assistant

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