Manufacturing - 1.10 CAM & CAD

Question 1

What are the advantages of CAD?

Answer 1

1. Designs can be easily be electronically stored/shared.
2. Designs can be altered without having to re-draw entire products.
3. No need for a range of costly prototypes.
4. On-screen simulation of products and their movements.
5. Reduction in time/costs/resources.

Question 2

What are the disadvantages of CAD?

Answer 2

1. Workers need high level ICT skills.
2. Workers need to be constantly trained/updated as technology advances.
3. Workers need to be more flexible- can work from home, etc.

Question 3

What are the advantages of CAM?

Answer 3

Can produce complex shapes without major operator difficulties.