This is an open access book. It gathers the first volume of the proceedings of the 31st edition
of the International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing FAIM 2022
held on June 19 - 23 2022 in Detroit Michigan USA. Covering four thematic areas including
Manufacturing Processes Machine Tools Manufacturing Systems and Enabling Technologies it
reports on advanced manufacturing processes and innovative materials for 3D printing
applications of machine learning artificial intelligence and mixed reality in various
production sectors as well as important issues in human-robot collaboration including methods
for improving safety. Contributions also cover strategies to improve quality control supply
chain management and training in the manufacturing industry and methods supporting circular
supply chain and sustainable manufacturing. All in all this book provides academicians
engineers and professionals with extensive information on both scientific and industrial
advances in the converging fields of manufacturing production and automation.
