Novel Industry 4.0 Technologies and Applications

The Industry 4.0 paradigm has led to the creation of new opportunities for taking advantage of a set of diverse technologies in the manufacturing domain. This book touches on a series of advanced technologies and research fields including Internet of Things Augmented and Virtual Reality Machine Learning Advanced Robotics Additive Manufacturing System and Process Simulation Computer-Aided Design/Engineering/Manufacturing/Process Planning Systems as well as Product Lifecycle Management Platforms. The topics covered span a series of diverse areas related to a) product design and development b) manufacturing systems and operations c) process engineering and d) Industry 4.0 technologies review and realization.