Covering key topics in the fieldsuch as technological innovation, human-centered sustainable engineering andmanufacturing, and manufacture at a global scale in a virtual world, this bookaddresses both advanced techniques and industrial applications of key researchin interactive design and manufacturing. Featuring the full papers presented atthe 2014 Joint Conference on Mechanical Design Engineering and AdvancedManufacturing, which took place in June 2014 in Toulouse, France, it presentsrecent research and industrial success stories related to implementinginteractive design and manufacturing solutions.