Motors are achieving substantial time saving (for instance 4rain to perform a task that takes 3-4 months using manual methods) on some engineering design tasks at their commercial vehicles centre with the recent installation of a CalComp 960 high-speed draughting system. The 960 combines the advant
High-speed drum draughting system
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 483 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0010-4485
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โฆ Synopsis
Ferranti Ltd.'s Information Equipment Group tn Edinburgh has introduced a new series of plotter Eatbed plotter for use in the aerospace, shipb ild' u mg and automotive industries. In addition, the Group has upgraded its well-established Master Plotter -an equipment that has been successful in electronics and cartographic applications.
The new series of plotter, designated EPlSO, brings the advantages of computer-aided design -consistent accuracy and an overall reduction in design time -to the design and construction of spacecraft, ships, aircraft, cars, large-scale power plants and other technically advanced projects requiring an improved design technique at moderate cost. The new plotters are modular in construction and range in draughting area
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