[Laser Institute of America ICALEO® 2008: 27th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing - Temecula, California, USA (October 20–23, 2008)] International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics - Laser-assisted production of electrical discharge machining (EDM) electrodes: A comparative study between rapid prototyping by selective laser sintering and laser surface cladding techniques