Additive Manufacturing Approach for Undergraduate Students Through the Example of Direct Application in the Fashion Industry

The importance of additive manufacturing has been growing with great speed both in industry and in academia around the world. Thus, this work proposes to present students of Fashion Design courses with basic information about additive manufacturing in the fashion industry, reinforcing that this type of manufacturing can be a viable alternative in the development of new product projects. This article also presents aspects related to the Additive Manufacturing process and thus, at the end of the article, a suggestion is made for the inclusion of this knowledge for the Fashion Design student. The suggested content is theoretical, conveyed through virtual and non-mandatory teaching and can be inserted within the Accessories Development discipline as an extra material, to support the student, divided into 4 weeks of study.