What Every Engineer Should Know about Practical CAD/CAM Applications

By John Stark

Book Overview

This authoritative book -- discussing CAD/CAM in detail from the user's rather than the vendor's point of view -- provides the valuable information engineers and managers need for optimal CAD/CAM implementation and use. It introduces CAD/CAM hardware and software, and demonstrates how to select a CAD/CAM solution for your company's specific requirements ... explains how to implement a CAD/CAM system, with special attention to training and education, and with useful checklists ... describes ongoing systems ... presents an informative overview of CAD/CAM's industrial use ... and details case studies of CAD/CAM applications, representing a broad range of companies throughout the world, in various industrial sectors, at different stages of CAD/CAM use. Complete with a glossary that clearly defines all CAD/CAM terminology, this essential reference source is mandatory reading for mechanical, manufacturing, automotive and aerospace engineers and managers; CAD/CAM system vendors; computer manufacturers; graduate-level courses in mechanical and manufacturing engineering, CAD/CAM, and computer science; and professional seminars in mechanical, manufacturing, and automotive engineering. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824775937
• ISBN13: 9780824775933
• Release Date: June 1986
• Publisher: CRC Press LLC
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"