This book reports on cutting-edge research and developments in manufacturing, giving a special emphasis to solutions for the Changing World Order. It covers advances in manufacturing processes and systems, applications of AI and machine learning in manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing strategies, quality management in industry 4.0, and topics in ergonomics, engineering education and project management.  Based on the proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM2024), held on June 23-26, 2024, in Taichung, Taiwan, this second volume of a 2-volume set provides academics and professionals with extensive, technical information on trends and technologies in manufacturing, yet it also discusses challenges and practice-oriented experience in all the above-mentioned areas.
