Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

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Webinar details

The term Computer-Aided Design (CAD) refers to the process of creating, modifying, analyzing, or optimizing a design with the assistance of computers and software. Numerous industries including engineering, architecture, product design, and manufacturing heavily rely on CAD. The use of CAD reduces design time and errors, enhances documentation quality, allows for easy modifications, and facilitates digital manufacturing.

Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) involves the use of software and computer-controlled machinery to automate the manufacturing process. CAM works hand-in-hand with CAD systems: once a design is created in CAD, CAM software generates the toolpaths and instructions needed to produce the physical part using machines such as CNC (Computer Numerical Control) routers, mills, lathes, or 3D printers.

CAD/CAM has been utilized in engineering practice in various ways, including drafting, design, simulation, analysis, and manufacturing. These systems are commonly used in daily engineering tasks. Engineering companies both large and small acquire CAD/CAM systems and train their engineers accordingly. It is not uncommon for different groups within the same company to use different CAD/CAM platforms.

This webinar will cover four major areas of CAD/CAM: geometric modeling, computer graphics, design applications, and manufacturing applications.

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Key takeaways from this webinar

• The Role of CAD in Industry 4.0
• The fundamental concepts of geometric modeling
• CAD/CAM Integration
• The Role of CAD/ CAM and its integration in the manufacturing industry

Related courses

This multi-disciplinary webinar/topic relates to our schools of Mechanical and Industrial Automation, Instrumentation and Process Control Engineering and is particularly found in the courses below:

• Professional Certificate of Competency in Mechanical Engineering
• Professional Certificate of Competency in Industrial Automation Engineering
• 52886WA Advanced Diploma of Industrial Automation Engineering
• 52884WA Advanced Diploma of Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Industrial Automation)
• Online – Master of Engineering (Industrial Automation)

About the presenter

Dr. Pratik Shah, EIT Lecturer

Dr. Pratik Shah is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Aeronautical department at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 25 years of teaching experience, over 6 years of research experience and 2 years of industrial experience. He has completed a Masters degree in CAD/CAM from Gujarat University and Ph.D. from CHARUSAT. He has published around 30 research papers in various National/International Journals and Conference proceedings.

He is also a reviewer for journals of international repute. He has supervised one Ph.D. scholar and currently has two research scholars pursuing their Ph.D. under his guidance. He is actively involved in supervising postgraduate projects. He has been granted two patents for his inventions titled “Multicutter Groove Cutting Machine” and “Two-Piece Plus Type Cruci-trap Welded Joint (CTWJ)”. He is regularly invited to deliver expert talks at various universities. Mr. Shah is a member of several professional bodies, including ISTE and IIW. His areas of interest include manufacturing, welding, and finite element analysis.