Extending the use of ICT in manufacturing

Lesson objective – to understand how ICT is used in manufacturing beyond basic CAD/CAM

Video conferencing

Using computers webcams and communication tools such as skype, have enabled us to talk ‘face-to-face with others all over the world.

This has considerable implications for design and manufacturing: for example, a design team in London can watch their product being made in Thailand

QuestionsHas anyone ever used video

conferencing?

What is skype?

Task 1 With a friend discuss and write your file sharing and

talk about how you transfer information with others via the Internet.

Then produce a mind map on a large sheet of paper

Remote manufacturing CIM Computer

integrated manufacture

This means the computer controls every aspect from design to manufacture to storage and distribution

Question- What is a prototype? What is a mock up?

Do you know what orthographic drawing is? Orthographic drawing is a

means of presenting a 3D object in two dimensions.

In your coursework it is important to demonstrate your understanding of and skills in orthographic projection.

Software sharing – Task 2

Imagine that your Celebration function or product was being developed for a client abroad.

Consider all the issues that might need to be discussed through video conferencing. List some questions that you would want to ask your client/manufacturer

Finally, we use pro-desktop a lot in the D&T department They are good because they

are realistic 3D models. These CAD models can be used for the development of an idea.

Modelling is the important stage of the design process, enabling designers and clients to consider the ergonomic and anthropometric data

What is the ergonomic data?

What is the anthropometric data?

Ergonomics

Ever tried to eat soup with a fork? It's not easy, is it? Well, ergonomics is about changing all that!

We don't mean making it easy to eat soup with a fork, we mean giving you the right tools for the job. Ergonomics is about making your life simpler and safer by taking account of human characteristics when we design things.

Ergonomics is about 'fit': the fit between people, the things they do, the objects they use and the environments they work, travel and play in.

If good fit is achieved, the stresses on people are reduced. They are more comfortable, they can do things more quickly and easily, and they make fewer mistakes.

So when we talk about 'fit', we don't just mean physical fit, we are concerned with psychological and other aspects too. That is why ergonomics is often called 'Human Factors'. 

Anthropometrics

Anthro·pom·etry.  This is the branch of ergonomics that deals with body shape and size.

People come in all shapes and sizes so you need to take these physical characteristics into account whenever you design anything that someone will use, from something as simple as a pencil to something as complex as a car.

I am known as an ergonome

Pro/DESKTOP ergonome model

I am used to work out the correct movement and size of a body. Also to see how I fit in relationship to the product a will be using

Task 1 – list as many manufacturing industries that would use an ergonome when

designing a product