This module provides an overview to Additive Manufacturing (AM), a process by which digital 3D design data is used to produce structures through layer-by-layer additive techniques, enabling new component designs and tailored structures. Students will be able to appreciate the different professional production techniques in AM which are clearly distinguished from conventional methods of material removal. Students will learn the fundamentals of AM techniques using different types of materials and select appropriate AM technologies for specific design-manufacturing applications. They will understand the operating principles, capabilities and limitations of AM methods which include fused deposition modelling, stereo lithography and laser sintering. Applications in major industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices, energy, electronics, and consumer products will also be explored.