Computer integrated manufacturing systems and insulation analysis

Abstract

Modern manufacturing entered a revolutionary phase approximately 10 years ago with the introduction of the computer to the workplace. The first state of this still-devolving process was labeled computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). This early technology is now strongly established in some industries, including segments of the plastics processing industry. CAD-CAM is now giving way to a more advanced concept, known as CIMS (Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems), in which all operations within a manufacturing complex, from accounting to inventory control, are controlled to obtain the most efficiency from the system. These developments will inevitably influence the manufacture of electrical insulation systems.