A2 CADCAM
Specification |
Links & Quizzes |
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Computer-Aided Design, Manufacture and Testing (CADMAT), Computer-Integrated Manufacture (CIM), Flexible Manufacturing
Systems (FMS) and their wider application in industry, i.e.: |
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 creative and technical design |
Web link 1 computer aided engineering Web link 2 computer aided engineering Web link glossary of computer terms |
| modelling and testing |
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| production planning |
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| control of equipment, processes, quality and safety |
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| control of complex manufacturing processes |
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| integrated and concurrent manufacturing, modelling and testing |
Web link Concurrent engineering for Global manufacturing |
Robotics - The industrial application of robotics/control technology and the development of automated processes such as that used for: |
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| CNC programmingmaterials handling, retrieval and storagemonitoring quality and safetyprocess controlcontinuous operationreproducibilitywork in hostile environments, i.e. space, work with chemicals. |
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Complex automated systems using artificial intelligence (AI) and
new technology. |
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The use of block flow diagrams and flow process diagrams for representing simple and complex production systems including open/closed loop control, feedback and degrees of freedom. |
Web link open & closed loop control |
The advantages and disadvantages of automation and its impact on employment, both local and global |
Web link Automation & Employment |
Uses of ICT in the
manufacture of products
The impact and advantages/disadvantages of ICT within the total
manufacturing process, including: |
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| electronic communications, i.e. email, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Integrated Services Data Network (ISDN), Local Area Networks (LAN), global networks (internet), video conferencing, new communications technology |
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| electronic information handling, i.e. Computer-Aided Market Analysis (CAMA), Computer-Aided Specification Development (CASP). |
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| automated stock control, i.e. just in time |
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| production scheduling and production logistics |
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| flexible manufacturing systems, i.e. quick response |
Web link FMS |
| production control, i.e. monitoring quality using digital camera |
Web link quality control & monitoring |
| product marketing, distribution and retailing, i.e. electronic point of sale, internet market |
Web link point of sale |
