CAD/CAM and DNC links as a strategy for manufacture: implications for CAPM

Author

Wainwright, C.E.R. ; Harrison, D.K. ; Leonard, R.

Author_Institution

Spooner-Vicars Ltd., Newton-le-Willows, UK

Volume

3

Issue

2

fYear

1992

fDate

3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

87

Abstract

Owing to international competition, an increased emphasis placed on the role of manufacturing, as companies will only remain competitive if their manufacturing systems are developed to satisfy business and marketing needs. The authors consider the role of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) within a direct numerical control system, which has been successfully installed via a local area network as a strategy for manufacture. The transfer of data between CAD/CAM and computer-aided production management (CAPM) systems and the necessary enhancement of CAPM to provide strategic advantages are examined, and the implications for future CAPM software design considered

Keywords

CAD/CAM; computerised numerical control; direct digital control; electronic data interchange; local area networks; production control; CAD/CAM; DNC links; LAN; computer-aided design; computer-aided manufacture; computer-aided production management; direct numerical control system; future CAPM software design; international competition; local area network; manufacturing systems; marketing needs; strategic advantages;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computing & Control Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0956-3385

Type

jour

Filename

129345