{"id":10008,"date":"2018-11-07T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/blog\/?p=10008"},"modified":"2023-03-23T20:39:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T02:39:14","slug":"what-is-cam-past-present-and-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/blog\/what-is-cam-past-present-and-future\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is CAM? Past, Present, and Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CAM is used by just about every manufacturing facility in the world. Techopedia<\/span><\/a> defines computer-aided manufacturing as:<\/span><\/p>

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\u201c[CAM] is an application technology that uses computer software and machinery to facilitate and automate manufacturing processes. CAM is the successor of Computer-aided Engineering (CAE) and is often used in tandem with Computer-aided Design(CAD).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

All the products we use or ride in, from cell phones and automobiles to planes and so much more, have been created using the advantages provided by CAM. But how did we get here?<\/span><\/p>

CAM: How It All Started<\/h2>

According to <\/span>Inc.<\/span><\/a>, the use of CAM and its undeniable linkage to CAD saw its first applications in the 1960s, when CAD technology was first applied to the automotive industry. One of three aspects of CAD development was the result of efforts to streamline the flow of the design process into the manufacturing process. Developers accomplished this with numerical control (NC) technologies. The development of numerical control technologies is credited with inseparably linking CAD to CAM. <\/span><\/p>

This marriage between CAD and CAM has resulted in the tightening of design and manufacturing processes, which has affected the entire production process. The developing linkage between CAD and CAM resolved some practical issues that came with numerical control technology. These problems included that technology\u2019s expense, difficulties with use, and slowness.<\/span><\/p>

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The CAD\/CAM linkage also offered a major advantage to CAD drafting services<\/a> <\/span>\u2013 more direct control over the production process. This created the potential for completely integrated design and manufacturing processes, thus enabling increased production efficiency. <\/span><\/p>

Another benefit of using CAD in the manufacturing process is the ability to simulate the movement of a particular part through the production process using a 3D image. The very first applications of CAD\/CAM technology were generally limited to the massive automotive and aerospace industries. However, software such as Fusion 360 has resulted in the successful use of CAD\/CAM for both large and small manufacturing ventures.<\/span><\/p>

The 3 Components of CAM<\/h3>

According to an <\/span>AutoDesk<\/span><\/a> article, CAM functions include these components:<\/span><\/p>