8 Digital Manufacturing
Annelize Botes
Nelson Mandela University
This chapter serves as an introduction to digital manufacturing for the management of technology practitioners. The main concepts associated with digital manufacturing are explained with some examples of systems, industry standards, and definitions given. The aim of this chapter is to educate the reader about the importance of digital manufacturing within the engineering design and manufacturing environment as well as its associated technologies. With the international drive for the digitalisation of industries, it is of utmost importance to consider digital manufacturing and its human, technological, and economic challenges from a strategic perspective, ...
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