華中科技大學(xué)激光加工國(guó)家工程研究中心是國(guó)家工程研究中心建設(shè)計(jì)劃項(xiàng)目之一，是國(guó)家利用世界銀行貸款科技發(fā)展項(xiàng)目中的子項(xiàng)目。1994年1月，國(guó)家計(jì)委以“計(jì)科計(jì)（1994）29號(hào)文”，同意以華中科技大學(xué)為依托建設(shè)激光加工國(guó)家工程研究中心，1995年7月國(guó)家計(jì)委以“計(jì)科技（1995）993號(hào)文”，下發(fā)了關(guān)于激光加工國(guó)家工程研究中心可行性研究報(bào)告的批復(fù)，2003年11月30日通過(guò)國(guó)家發(fā)改委組織的專家驗(yàn)收。
    國(guó)家計(jì)委、世界銀行對(duì)工程研究中心建設(shè)的要求，激光加工國(guó)家工程研究中心1997年進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)制，建立武漢華工激光工程有限責(zé)任公司，該公司是華工科技產(chǎn)業(yè)股份公司（國(guó)內(nèi)第一家以激光為主業(yè)的上市公司）的子公司。目前，激光加工國(guó)家工程研究中心采用“一個(gè)中心，兩個(gè)基地”的運(yùn)行模式，一個(gè)工程中心，一個(gè)研發(fā)基地，一個(gè)產(chǎn)業(yè)化基地。研發(fā)基地設(shè)在華中科技大學(xué)、產(chǎn)業(yè)化基地設(shè)在華工激光公司。
    工程中心現(xiàn)有員工300余人，其中博士、碩士占45％，中國(guó)激光界資深專家、教授24人，已與美國(guó)、德國(guó)、澳大利亞、日本、英國(guó)、新加坡、香港等國(guó)家和地區(qū)的著名研究機(jī)構(gòu)和企業(yè)建立起緊密的合作關(guān)系；擁有科研、開(kāi)發(fā)和中試生產(chǎn)用房地產(chǎn)23000米，儀器設(shè)備1000余臺(tái)。
    激光加工國(guó)家工程研究中心于2012年4月在鞍山設(shè)立分中心，服務(wù)當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展與產(chǎn)業(yè)升級(jí)。

鞍山中心主要職能：

1、激光技術(shù)創(chuàng)新研究與成果轉(zhuǎn)化；

2、激光加工技術(shù)的推廣；

3、激光加工工藝的人才培養(yǎng)；

4、與當(dāng)?shù)氐慕涣髌脚_(tái)和形象展示。

5、激光精密微細(xì)加工裝備核心器件與工藝研發(fā)平臺(tái)、激光有色金屬加工裝備研發(fā)平臺(tái)、激光成套設(shè)備示范與應(yīng)用研發(fā)平臺(tái)、激光加工用光學(xué)與光纖器件研發(fā)與測(cè)試平臺(tái)、激光器件與裝備設(shè)計(jì)、仿真平臺(tái)等。

Engineering Center

HUST National Engineering Research Center for Laser Processing is one of the planned construction projects of the National Engineering Research Center and the sub project of national science and technology development projects with the world bank loan. State Development Planning Commission agreed to construct the National Engineering Research Center for Laser Processing relying on Huazhong University of Science and Technology in January 1994 and issued a approval on the feasibility study report on the National Engineering Research Center for Laser in July 1995. The project has passed the acceptance by the National Development and Reform Commission on November 30, 2003.he national development and Reform Commission acceptance by experts group.

The State Planning Commission, asked the world bank to the Construction Engineering Research Center, National Engineering Research Center for laser machining in 1997 restructuring, the establishment of Wuhan Huagong Laser Engineering Co., Ltd is a tech Company Ltd. (the first domestic laser industry in listed companies) subsidiary. Currently, National Engineering Research Center for laser machining the "one center and two base operation mode", an engineering center, a research base, an industrial base. R & D base is located in the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, industrial base in HGLASER company.

The engineering center of more than 300 employees, including doctors, masters accounted for 45%, Chinese laser industry experts, 24 professors, has been with the United States, Germany, Australia, Japan, Britain, Singapore, the famous research institutions and enterprises in Hongkong and other countries and regions to establish a close cooperative relationship with scientific research, production test; real estate development and 23000 meters, equipment more than 1000 units.

Laser processing National Engineering Research Center in April 2012 set up a branch in Anshan to serve the local economic development and industrial upgrading

Main functions of the Anshan center:

1, laser technology innovation research and achievements transformation;

2, the promotion of laser processing technology;

3, personnel training of laser processing technology ;

4, with the local exchange platform and image display

5, r&d platform of precision laser micromachining core device and technology, r&d platform of laser nonferrous metal processing equipment, laser equipment demonstration and application development platform,  development and testing platform of laser processing using optical fiber devices, laser devices and equipment design and simulation platform.