Plenary Speakers

Visualization of Additive Manufacturing Processes

Tatsuaki Furumoto, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Institute (AMTI), Kanazawa University, Japan

A revolution in Laser Material Processing – 25 Years of Fibre and Ultrafast Lasers

Silke Pflueger, international expert on lasers and material processing. Fraunhofer USA (retired), LIA Board of Directors 2000-2018.

Future prospects for laser material processing

Bill O’Neill, Professor of Laser Engineering, University of Cambridge

Milestones of laser beam cutting, and a look ahead

Dirk Petring, Head of Macro Joining & Cutting, Fraunhofer Institut für Lasertechnik (ILT)