AE:2.4 COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAM)
CAM is the use of computers for any part of manufacturing.
AE:2.4.1 Overview
The competitive world of manufacturing is requiring that computers now be used in a production environment to make things faster and more precise.
Some basic roles of computers in manufacturing are,
When these functions happen automatically, and don't require human intervention, we tend to say they are part of a CIM system.
AE:2.4.2 Devices
Basically any device that can be controlled or interfaced to a computer, and be used in automated manufacturing.