CAD/CAM - capturing the master's expertise. (computer-aided design/manufacturing systems)

From: Tooling & Production | Date: May 1, 1990| Author: Quinlan, Joseph C. | Copyright information

CAD/CAM - capturing the master's expertise

Suppose you're in this situation: You own or manage an independent metal-fabricating company, or you manage a fab shop in a metal-products manufacturing company. Your organization uses a computer system for accounting, and perhaps also for cost-estimating or job-tracking.

You yourself are not very friendly with computers, but you've heard and read about CAD/CAM for sheetmetal and other fabrication work. The technology ...

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