The book aims to cover several areas in both design and manufacturing advancements while targeting technologies and methodologies that can push forward the research. There are a variety of topics included in order to provide a solid basis towards Industry 4.0 i.e., design methodologies, digital tools, CAD based applications, CAD/CAM/CAE developments, product design, material selection and improved material technology, additive manufacturing, modern machine design, smart manufacturing automation, algorithmic/computational design, artificial intelligence in design and manufacturing, machine learning applications, sustainable design, structures design optimization, STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Arts-Mathematics) technologies and gamification.
Panagiotis Kyratsis, Athanasios Manavis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece; J. Paulo Davim, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
