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-cost 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.
