This book fills the gap at the intersection of product development, design, engineering, and production. It facilitates communication and collaboration and aims to improve the efficiency and quality of development and innovation processes. Technical fundamentals and relationships are prepared and conveyed in an accessible manner for design professions and creative service providers. Knowledge frequently used in development processes regarding the properties of materials and possible processing methods is thoroughly organized and presented in a way that allows designers, architects, engineers, or creative craftsmen to quickly and comprehensively inform themselves about the key conditions for a design. Visually and intuitively graspable reading aids support understanding and connect the knowledge components within the predominantly four-color designed book.