Materials Information for Cad/Cam [Hardcover]

Philip Sargent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1991 | ISBN-10: 0750602775 | ISBN-13: 978-0750602778

This book is about the use of materials information in engineering design and manufacture, and how computerized CAD/CAM systems change the ways in which this information can be effectively used. It is estimated that the number of large materials databases will increase by a factor of at least ten during the 1990s, as companies computerize their data holdings to make them truly compatible with, and exploitable by, developing computerized engineering systems. Valid and accessible materials information is vital in terms not only of successful competition in industry but also of recent developments in product liability. The development of materials databases is a "new" subject and this is the first technical review of a fast developing area. Publically funded development programmes include the (international) Versailles Agreement on Materials and Standards as well as initiatives under the Commission of the European Communities and, in the USA, the National Institute for Standards and Technology and the Materials Property Data Network. This book tackles the challenge of producing appropriate, correct and useful databases, models, knowledge-based systems and integrated CAD/CAM concurrent engineering design environments. Dr. Sargent reviews techniques for integrating the fragmented body of materials information and making it available to design engineers. The discussion is firmly anchored to examples from the manufacturing, automotive and aerospace industries.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Button Ware (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750602775
• ISBN-13: 978-0750602778
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces

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