This book provides an overview of training and teaching methods as well as education
strategies for Additive Manufacturing (AM) and its application in different business sectors.
It presents real-world applications and case studies to demonstrate the key practical and
theoretical fundamentals of AM training written by international experts from the field.
Additive Manufacturing is a rapidly developing technology and having a well-trained workforce
is essential. Accordingly readers are introduced to new training approaches and recent
breakthroughs that can facilitate and accelerate the design application and implementation of
AM. The book's contributors discuss many topics to provide readers a fundamental grasp of AM
including: · collaboration among educational bodies and between industry and governments ·
strategies for implementing AM training · new teaching methods · training programs that
provide alternative employment choices · the need for certification by professional bodies
and · promoting awareness of AM in society. This book offers an excellent source of information
for researchers and industrial engineers who are interested in expanding their AM expertise
and learning how to implement it. It will also be of interest to readers who want to learn
about the practicalities of adopting training and teaching for AM.
