CAD and CAM In Manufacture

Question 1

How can ICT help with colours?

Answer 1

Colours can be matches to the design // dyes can be weighed and dispensed // fabric can be printed automatically

Question 2

What can ICT enable companies to do?

Answer 2

Transmit information between plants and manufacture on a global scale

Question 3

How can ICT help with orders?

Answer 3

Electronic Data Transfer such as Epos tills transmit what’s sold to central computers and reorders can be placed in an instant. It shortens the time to market

Question 4

What can CAM do in manufacture?

Answer 4

Pick up fabric from the store room // spread and cut the fabric // label,bundle and transport cut-fabric pieces ready for assembly // move fabric around the factory // automate processes like embroidery or inserting pockets

Question 5

What is CIM?

Answer 5

Computer integrated manufacture. CIM systems link CAD and CAM systems which link design development,production planning and manufacturing systems together

Question 6

What can ICT do about designs?

Answer 6

They can be sent electronically to the print manufacturer and stored on computer to ease repeat printing orders. The printing would be CAM