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The present work involves systematic study on identification of process parameters and processing conditions for effective laser surface-hardening of automotive crankshaft and its implementation in the industry, utilizing a diode laser integrated to a 6-axis robot and a turn/tilt table. The crankshaft chosen was made of low-alloyed 0.52% C steel and required hardening at two contact regions of bearing/flange seat areas and a pin area (on a different axis than the actual shaft). The subjected areas had features like oil holes, sharp corners and wide areas. The target was to develop laser hardening process resulting in hardened case-depth of above 200 µm with a hardness of 500 - 650 HV at different locations mentioned. Additionally, It was targeted to minimize the processing time and also eliminate any post process machining operations.