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IT in Manufacturing

IT in Manufacturing. The introduction of IT has had a huge impact on the manufacturing industries Traditional ‘labour intensive’ industries (those which require a large workforce) now have a large degree of automation in producing their products

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IT in Manufacturing

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  1. IT in Manufacturing • The introduction of IT has had a huge impact on the manufacturing industries • Traditional ‘labour intensive’ industries (those which require a large workforce) now have a large degree of automation in producing their products • A modern company would now use IT in every stage of production and support areas

  2. IT in Manufacturing • R&D • Research and Development uses computers from product design to simulation and testing (CAD) • Production and Manufacturing • Scheduling production times and the actual process uses computer controlled machines (CAM) • Administration • Factory (Plant) administration, office and personnel etc • Sales and Advertising • Dealer products databases, on-line catalogues, use of email to communicate with suppliers and customers.

  3. CAD • CAD stands for ‘Computer Aided Design’ • CAD is used for displaying and editing designs on the computer. • Calculations are often made. • CAD can be 2D or 3D (3 dimensional) • CAD outputs can be printed using a Plotter • CAD outputs can also be used as inputs for a CAM process

  4. CAD requirements • The Research and Development team in an organisation tend to use CAD to design new products. • CAD requires monitors with high resolution 1024 – 4096 pixels. • CAD also requires large amounts of RAM to be able to process the images • CAD input can be via mouse, keyboard, but more often a graphics tablet is used. • CAD systems tend to be expensive • Designs can be produced quicker than by hand drawn methods.

  5. The use of CAD • Interior design • Arranging furniture in a room. • This can be viewed from a number of angles • Car shapes and bodies as well as engines • In 3D the image can be rotated or viewed from different angles • Consumer electronic products (TVs and Video recorders) • Electronic Circuit boards • Testing of the electronics can be simulated accurately • The shape and aesthetics of the product can be viewed easily • Prototypes can be produced from CAD drawings…as an input for a CAM process • Buildings, bridges, boats • And many more

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