ABSTRACT

This book emphasizes the importance of consistent, well-planned, and computer-oriented engineering documentation systems to engineering, manufacturing, and accounting. It discusses the systems needed to optimize flow of information and increase the efficiency of modern CAD/CAM systems.

chapter 1|7 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|5 pages

A Word about Data Processing

chapter 3|34 pages

Part Number Systems

chapter 4|31 pages

Piece Part Drawings

chapter 5|49 pages

Design Retrieval

chapter 6|8 pages

Family Drawings for CAD/CAM

chapter 8|26 pages

Product Structuring

chapter 9|23 pages

Modular Design

chapter 10|18 pages

Job Shop Versus Mass Production

chapter 11|50 pages

The Engineering Manufacturing Process

chapter 12|2 pages

A Final Look at Mechanized Systems