State-of-the-art-review and Roadmap.- New Design and Modelling Approaches.- New Material Concepts.- New Process Concepts.- DfX based Systems Design for FRP Hybrid AM.- Path Generation, Control and Monitoring.- Experimental Testing and Process Parametrization.- Reliability and NDT Methods.- Case studies.

This book focuses on the emerging additive manufacturing technology and its applications beyond state-of-the-art, fibre-reinforced thermoplastics. It also discusses the development of a hybrid, integrated process that combines additive and subtractive operations in a single-step platform, allowing CAD-to-Part production with freeform shapes using long or continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastics. The book covers the entire value chain of this next-generation technology, from part design and materials composition to transformation stages, product evaluation, and end-of-life studies.
Moreover, it addresses the following engineering issues:
¿ Design rules for hybrid additive manufacturing;
¿ Thermoplastic compounds for high-temperature and -strength applications;
¿ Advanced extrusion heads and process concepts;
¿ Hybridisation strategies;
¿ Software ecosystems for hAM design, pre-processing, process planning, emulating and multi-axisprocessing;
¿ 3D path generators for hAM based on a multi-objective optimisation algorithm that matches the recent curved adaptive slicing method with a new transversal scheme;
¿ hAM parameters, real-time monitoring and closed-loop control;
¿ Multiparametric nondestructive testing (NDT) tools customised for FRTP AM parts;
¿ Sustainable manufacturing processes validated by advanced LCA/LCC models.