Laser Additive Manufacturing: Design, Materials, Processes and Applications, 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Building on the successes of the previous two Special Issues on laser-based additive manufacturing (LAM), this third edition advances our exploration of the rapidly evolving landscape of LAM design, materials, processes, and applications. As a groundbreaking advanced digital manufacturing technology, LAM is pivotal for driving technological innovation and ensuring industrial sustainability. This transformative approach breaks through the limitations of traditional manufacturing, enabling the creation of complex geometries and high-performance components. To fully exploit the potential of LAM, a thorough understanding of its design paradigms, material characteristics, processing methods, structural attributes, and application areas is essential. Such insights are crucial for developing novel functional devices and ensuring the fabrication of defect-free, structurally sound, and reliable additive manufacturing parts.

This Special Issue of Micromachines, titled “Laser Additive Manufacturing: Design, Materials, Processes and Applications, 3rd Edition”, aims to comprehensively cover all facets of this rapidly advancing field. Topics span from macro- to micro-scale additive manufacturing using lasers and high-energy beams, encompassing structure design, fabrication, modeling, and simulation. Additionally, it includes in situ characterization of additive manufacturing processes and ex situ material characterization and performance assessment. This Special Issue also provides an extensive overview of diverse applications across sectors such as aerospace, biomedicine, optics, transportation, and energy.

It is our pleasure to invite you to contribute original articles, comprehensive reviews and letters/opinions to this Special Issue.

Dr. Xu Song
Dr. Jie Yin
Dr. Yang Liu
Guest Editors

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