CAD/CAM: Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (Advanced Mechanical Engineering, 17)

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.