ABSTRACT
In this chapter, an important group of new materials is discussed, referred to as smart materials. First, the wider context of advanced manufacturing technologies was provided emphasizing the importance of programmable automation, communication, and information. So-called Industry 4.0 concept includes big data processing, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems (CPSs), digital twin (DT), and next-generation artificial intelligence (AI), enhancing manufacturing processes and systems with various degrees of “intelligence” or “smartness.” Smart manufacturing is related to the technology-driven ability of a system to solve both existing and future problems in a collaborative manufacturing infrastructure, which responds to changing demands in real time. Similar is applicable to “smart” tools that have emerged from the integration of sensors into traditional cutting tools, and “smart” materials that can respond smartly to environmental changes. The chapter includes also such topics as superplasticity and its application to metal forming, or severe plastic deformation in nanostructural materials processing. Finally, the section dedicated to product life cycle models and potential cultural or social implications of repair concludes the chapter and thereby the book.
