Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS). The present volume comprises peer-reviewed papers covering CIMS and manufacturing systems, advanced anti-fatigue design technologies, finite-element analysis and structure optimization based upon anti-fatigue, design and manufacturing of composite components, intelligent mechatronics and robotics, compound machine tools, rapid prototyping, printing (ex. embossing), PDM, ERP, CRM, FMS, PLM, logistics and supply chain, RPM and other related topics. This work will be invaluable to production and research engineers, and to research students and academics interested in the field.