Lasers are widely used in industry as cutting tools due to ultra flexibility of the cutting conditions, obtaining high quality end product, quick set up, non-mechanical contact between the workpiece and the tool, and small size of the heat affected zone. In the present study, laser gas assisted cutting process is examined. Statistical method based on factorial analysis is introduced to identify...

Machining is a common manufacturing process in industry due to its high flexibility and ability to produce parts which excellent quality. The productivity and quality in machining operations can be limited by several process constraints one of which is the self-excited chatter vibrations. Under certain conditions, the process may become unstable yielding oscillations with high amplitudes which ...

This paper outlines the fractional factorial approach of D.O.E. techniques (Taguchi & Response Surface Methodology) are applied to optimize turning process parameter in order to obtain better surface finish. The turning parameters evaluated are cutting speed, feed, and depth of cut. An orthogonal array, signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, and Pareto analysis of variance (ANOVA) are employed to analyze...

Laser cutting is one of the most widely used thermal energy based non-contact type advance machining process. In recent years, considerable experimental investigations have been carried out aiming at improving laser cutting process performance. This review paper aims at presenting the state of the art in the field of CO2 laser cutting of various engineering materials with special emphasis on ex...

Nowadays, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) composites is widely used in the aerospace industry due to its excellent mechanical properties. In laser cutting process, high powers are used to cut materials then material melts and burns leaving edges with a high quality finish. To fulfill the high demand of cutting quality, a set of laser cutting parameters of CFRP material are studied. The ...