Tech 149: Unit 3
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Technology: (CAD & CAM)
Data Communication Processes in
CAD/CAM
In CAD/CAM:
Data is created
Data is generated
Data is simulated
Data is transformed
Data is translated
Data is cleaned
Data is stored
Data is communicated
Data is manipulated
Data is managed
Data is analyzed
Data is retrieved
Data is interpreted
Chapter 4: Design Automation:
CAD
CAD is the application of computers and graphics
software to aid or enhance the product design from
conceptualization to documentation.
Computer-aided drafting (CAD) automates the
drawing or product documentation process.
Computer-aided design (CAD) is used to increase
the productivity of the product designers.
CAD System Capabilities
Include:
Stand-alone PC and RISC-based CAD
workstations at each engineering and design
drafting location
The ability to share part data and product
information with every station in the system
CAD System Capabilities
Include:
Access to part data files from the mainframe
computers on the network
Shared peripheral resources such as printers
and plotters
Concurrent work on the same project from
multiple workstations, one of the reasons
our team project needs a web site or data
base.
Basic CAD System Includes:
Keyboard
Input devices
Output devices
Application of CAD to
Manufacturing Systems
Concept and repetitive design (product,
fixtures, gauges, pallets, mold, etc.)
Drafting
New product development management
(PDM) and the Internet
Chapter 5: Design Automation:
Computer-Aided Engineering
Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the
analysis of the engineering design using
computer-based techniques to calculate product
operational, functional, and manufacturing
parameters too complex for classical methods.
CAE also provides productivity tools to aid
production engineering area by providing
software to support group technology (GT),
computer-aided process planning (CAPP), and
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
Design for Manufacture and
Assembly (DFMA)
DFMA is any procedure or design
process that considers the production
factors from the beginning of the
product design.
Originated from producibility
engineering (DFM) and design for
assembly (DFA)
DFM
DFA
Computer-Aided Engineering
Analysis
Finite-element analysis (most
frequently used)
Mass property analysis
Computer-Aided Engineering
Evaluation
Prototyping
Rapid prototyping techniques:
1) Stereolithography
2) Solid ground curing
3) Selective laser sintering
4) Three-dimensional printing
5) Fused-deposition modeling
6) Laminated object
manufacturing
Group Technology (GT)
GT is a manufacturing philosophy that
justifies small and medium-sized batch
production by capitalizing on design
and/or manufacturing similarities among
component parts.
Group Technology
Prismatic and round parts
Group Technology (GT)
Coding and classification:
1)Coding is a systematic process of
establishing an alphanumeric value for parts
based on selected part features.
2)Classification is the grouping of parts based
on code values
3)Coding and classification in GT are highly
interactive because the coding system must be
designed to produce classified groups with the
correct combination of common features.
Group Technology (GT)
In GT production cells, groups of
different machines are identified based
on their ability to produce families of
parts.
Computer-Aided Process
Planning (CAPP)
Consistent and correct process
planning requires both knowledge of the
manufacturing processes and
experience.
Two automation techniques are called
variant and generative process
planning.
Computer-Aided Process
Planning (CAPP)
The CAPP variant approach uses a library of
manually prepared process plans in the
database and a retrieval system to match
components on new parts to existing process
pans of similar components.
The CAPP generative approach utilizes a
process information knowledge base that
includes the decision logic used by expert
human planners.
Computer-Aided
Manufacturing (CAM)
CAM is the effective use of computer
technology in the planning, management, and
control of production for the enterprise.
One of the major applications of CAM is in
CAD/CAM where the part geometry created
with CAD in the design engineering is used
with CAM software to create machine code
(NC/CNC) capable of machining the part.
Production and process modeling.
Production and process simulation.
Production cost analysis.
Design and Production
Engineering Network
Demands:
A common database for enterprise information
flow
Easy, accurate and instantaneous movement of
part geometry files and product data between
departments
An enterprise network is a communications
system that supports communications and the
exchange of information and data among various
devices connected to the network over distances
from several feet to thousands of miles
Group Technology (GT)
Reasons for adopting GT
Benefits of GT
Benefits in product design
Standardization of tooling and setup
More efficient material handling
Increased economies of batch-type production
Easier scheduling
Reduced work-in-process and lead time
Faster and more rational process planning
Distributive Numerical Control
(DNC)
Conventional system
CNC behind the reader system
DNC minicomputer system
