Contribution to laser milling process parameters selection for process planning operations

Resumen

Nontraditional manufacturing processes (NTM) appeared to answer the growing demands of market productivity. Needs of higher quality products in less time and new demands such as new exotic work materials, innovative geometric designs as well as much smaller dimensions justify laser processes insight. Laser machining is a NTM which presents several unique advantages in material processing that makes it suitable to solve these demands. However, laser machining is a complex process, because the type of laser, the combination of process parameters, the material and the configuration of the process among other variables, could affect the performance of the process. This thesis focuses on increasing knowledge about the laser milling, establishing relationships between the process parameters and the key process aspects (quality, dimensional accuracy and productivity)