C2. Simulation tools applicable to Direct Digital Manufacturing products and / or systems;
C3. Methodologies for the design, development or optimization of Direct Digital Manufacturing products or systems;
C4. Planning, manufacture and characterization of Direct Digital Manufacturing products or systems;
C5. State-of-the-art analysis and technological surveillance;
C6. R&D Centres / Departments in industrial context;
C7. Thesis Plan

C1. Challenges and opportunities of Direct Digital Manufacturing
C2. Areas of application of Direct Digital Manufacturing in products: aerospace, aeronautics, defence, mobility, medical,building, productive tools, art, design. Massification of personalized products and customization.
C3. New business models in the digital age.
C4. Product Life Cycle and Life Cycle Assessment (Environmental)
C5. Sustainability of Direct Digital Manufacturing
C6. Challenges and social impact of Direct Digital Manufacturing
C7. Welfare and corporate social responsibility. Labor market.

C1. Standards for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
C2. Product Certification and Direct Digital Manufacturing processes – Characterization techniques and processes;
C3. Direct digital manufacturing processes and applications;
C4. Product oriented design;
C5. Design by function and form;
C6. Digital information layers (augmented reality) for products and systems of Direct Digital Manufacturing;
C7. Product Performance Analysis
C8. Multiscale Reverse Engineering – Material composition, morphology, geometry;
C9. Cognitive interaction human-machine for product design and systems Direct Digital Manufacturing.

C1. Framework of technologies of Digital Direct Manufacturing and materials.
C2. Materials transformations and phase transitions during Direct Digital Manufacturing processes (crystallization,crosslinking, glass transition) and their effects.
C3. Material properties and their evaluation by characterization techniques.
C4. Relationship between material properties, Direct Digital Manufacturing technology and final product properties
C5. Advanced and multifunctional materials for Digital Direct Manufacturing. Multi-material Solutions for Digital DirectManufacturing. New microstructures / material architectures by Fabrico Digital Direct.
C6. Sustainability of materials for Digital Direct Manufacturing. Recycling.

C1. Introduction to the fundamentals of Direct Digital Manufacturing technologies (additive, subtractive, formative andhybrid)
C2. Operating Principles and Processes of Direct Digital Manufacturing and Post Processing Technologies
C3. Development, analysis and evaluation of Direct Digital Manufacturing
C4. Applications of Direct Digital Manufacturing technologies
C5. Future Opportunities for Direct Digital Manufacturing Technologies

C1. A new paradigm: Prospective and comparative analysis of developments and trends in digital manufacturingsolutions, in the context of the digital transformation and subsequent industrial revolution underway, integratinghuman, technological, quality, logistics, environmental and organizational aspects as well as concepts. of the design ofthe components / systems to be manufactured.
C2. Examples: Success case study analysis developed in an industrial environment, multi-dimensionally assessingtheir design, implementation and operation processes, identifying competitive advantages
C3. The future: Identification and analysis of future technology challenges for various sectors of the target industry,including those associated with the coexistence / integration of digital and traditional manufacturing technologies.
C4. Rethinking moulds and processes: new concepts of moulds and tooling and productive processes powered bydigital manufacturing solutions.