CAD/CAM integration - The imperatives
Abstract
The assimilation of CAD/CAM capabilities into the organizational/production aspects of a manufacturing company are discussed. One company has begun the process by automating the engineering department, with all final design products subject to one vice-president's approval before being sent to the production line, which will eventually become an integrated part of the automated process. Another firm has established a CAE team within the engineering department to refine preliminary work and recommendations from other sources and fit them into manufacturing specifications. It is recommended that all managers and users be familiarized with CAD/CAM systems and that all defect-tendencies induced into people working under production pressure be anticipated and eliminated. It is emphasized that incorporating CAD/CAM into a company is as much a matter of the people involved as the technical considerations.
- Publication:
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Aerospace America
- Pub Date:
- January 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985AeAm...23..102J
- Keywords:
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- Aerospace Industry;
- Computer Aided Design;
- Computer Aided Manufacturing;
- Production Engineering;
- Systems Integration;
- Aircraft Design;
- Aircraft Production Costs;
- Automation;
- Cost Reduction;
- Process Control (Industry);
- Productivity;
- Technological Forecasting;
- Engineering (General)