CAD/CAM systems planning and implementation

✍ Scribed by Knox, Charles S

• Publisher: M. Dekker
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 328
• Series: Mechanical engineering (Marcel Dekker Inc.) 22
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright Page......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
1 Introduction......Page 14
Where are we today?......Page 15
What is CAD/CAM?......Page 16
Changing philosophies......Page 19
The largest data base......Page 20
Management......Page 21
2 Do You Qualify?......Page 22
Recognition of productivity problems......Page 23
Adequate engineering documents......Page 24
Piece part drawings......Page 25
Numerically controlled tool requirements......Page 26
Design analysis......Page 27
Willingness to analyze present methods......Page 28
Manual versus computer graphics......Page 29
Ergonomics......Page 31
The potential of computer-aided drafting techniques......Page 34
The use of layers (levels) in a drawing......Page 48
Computer graphics versus design analysis drafting......Page 51
The role of a tablet in drafting......Page 58
"Push" versus "pull" in design and drafting......Page 63
4 Influence of CAD/CAM on Engineering Systems......Page 69
Checkpoints......Page 71
Part numbers......Page 72
Engineering design......Page 75
Design standards......Page 96
Drafting standards......Page 104
Design retrieval......Page 146
Bill of material......Page 156
Engineering data base......Page 173
History......Page 174
Philosophy......Page 176
An application......Page 177
Family attributes......Page 182
5 Influence of CAD/CAM on Manufacturing Systems......Page 204
Order from chaos......Page 205
Material scheduling......Page 212
Production economies......Page 221
Numerically controlled machine tools......Page 226
Robotics......Page 239
Inventory analysis......Page 240
Engineering-manufacturing family planning data base......Page 247
The integrated future......Page 248
Implementation cautions......Page 255
What assets does a task force have?......Page 256
Subjects for consideration in CAD/CAM......Page 261
Designing a questionnaire......Page 271
Is a survey worthwhile?......Page 277
Projecting savings from results of a survey......Page 287
Cost and savings analysis of implementing a CAD/CAM system......Page 292
Defining and measuring productivity......Page 297
The data base......Page 307
Central responsibility for computer systems......Page 309
Appendix: Who Needs It?......Page 315
Index......Page 324