be broadly classified into two groups: 1. Computer monitoring and control of the manufacturing process. 2. Manufacturing support applications, which deal essentially with the preparations for actual manufacturing and post-manufacture operations. Under the Secondary Category
used to create and design models Manufacturing. The use of of these types and test them. software and computer- controlled machinery to • CADD – Computer Aided Design automate a manufacturing and Drafting. Combining the CAD function with drafting to generate process. the production drawings of the • CAPP – Computer Aided part for the purpose of downstream processing. Process Planning. Translates design information into the • CAE – Computer aided process steps and instructions. Engineering. The use of computer software to simulate performance • CATD – Computer Aided Tool in order to improve product Design. Computer assistance designs or assist in the resolution to used for developing the of engineering problems. tools for manufacture. • CAP – Computer Aided Planning. The use of computers for many of the planning functions
• CAQ – Computer Aided Quality Assurance. The use of
computers and computer-controlled equipment for assessing the inspection methods and developing the quality control and assurance functions.
• CAT – Computer Aided Testing. The software tools that
can take a system through its various phases of operations and examine the response against the expected result. Things to know about CAD • CAD also known as Computer Aided Drafting/Design • There are 3 Different types of CAD – (2D, 2.5D and 3D) Uses of CAD
CAD is used to design variety of different products for a variety of fields
such as • Architecture • Electronics • Automotive Engineering • Industrial Design • Machinery • Visual Art • Medical Design The Product Cycle and CAD/CAM
• The Product begin with a need which is identified based on customers
and market demands • In order to establish the scope and definition of CAD/CAM in an engineering environment and identify existing and future related tools, a study of a typical product cycle is necessary. Inspection to finished product
TWO MAIN PROCESS
• DESIGN PROCESS - Synthesis (Sketches, Layout Drawings – CAD/CAM System) - Analysis (Design Modeling & Simulation) • MANUFACTURING PROCESS - (Process Planning & Production) (Outcome Production Plan, tools procurement, material order, CNC Programming) CONCURRENT ENGINEERING
• It is strategy where all the tasks involved in product development are
done in parallel. Collaboration between all individuals, groups and departments within a company. - Customer Research - Designers - Marketing - Accounting - Engineering CONCURRENT ENGINEERING Commercial Design Process
Linear Process The DESIGN PROCESS: Then and Now CONCURRENT ENGINEERING
• It is strategy where all the tasks involved in product development are
done in parallel. Collaboration between all individuals, groups and departments within a company. - Customer Research - Designers - Marketing - Accounting - Engineering