SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology Additive Manufacturing Design Processes and Applications - Panagiotis Stavropoulos Kartoniert (TB)

This book is a comprehensive guide to Additive Manufacturing (AM) product development. It offers a practical reader-friendly approach to integrating the stages of product development. It covers current design and manufacturing strategies with a step-by-step approach divided into three pillars: design processes and applications. The book addresses the challenges hindering the industrial application of AM and provides a roadmap for its successful implementation. It discusses specific AM case studies and hybrid AM cell and production line setups with the goal of achieving high-quality low-c ost products that are both flexible and productive. The book concludes with an examination of Industry 4.0 capabilities in decentralized manufacturing. It is aimed to be read by researchers and professionals in industry who are interested in the development and potential of additive manufacturing and will help to lead to wider adoption of AM.