This book gathers papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM-18), held in Gold Coast, Australia in June 2018. The conference covered a wide range of topics, including: sustainable product design and service innovation, sustainable processes and technology for the manufacturing of sustainable products, sustainable manufacturing systems and enterprises, decision support for sustainability, and the study of the societal impact of sustainability including research on the circular economy. The corresponding application areas are wide and varied. The aim of cutting-edge research into sustainable design and manufacturing is to enable the manufacturing industry to grow by adopting more advanced technologies, and at the same time improve its sustainability by reducing its environmental impact. With these goals in mind, the book provides an excellent overview of the latest research and development in the area of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing.

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Lean manufacturing, culture and their role on sustainability: A case study in the Chinese automotive industry.- Research on Lens Design for LED Source of Microscopic Measurement System.- Laser ablation of cobalt-bound tungsten carbide and Aluminum oxide ceramic: experimental investigation with ANN modelling and GA optimisation.- Nature Inspired Conceptual Design of a Micro Neural Probe for Deep Brain Stimulation.- Product Design Innovation Method and Practice based on Sustainable Design.- Ontologies for Manufacturing Process Modeling: A Survey.- Low-Cost Multifunctional Ionic Liquid Pressure and Temperature Sensor.- Efficient Simulation Schemes for Large-Scale Phase-field Modelling of Polycrystalline Growth during Alloy Solidification.