Using CAD reveals new automotive quality model

Article Abstract:

Automobile manufacturer General Motors is using a computer-aided design (CAD) system to link the engineering firms which design their production systems with product design information. The ROBCAD software being used, simulates the production system being designed using three-dimensional full-motion displays. The CAD system aids in reducing the time to develop new models. Design time is decreased by speeding up design revisions and by providing a library of components.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Automobile Manufacturing, Domestic-Make Autos, Production management, Usage, Automobiles, Design and construction, Automobile industry, General Motors Corp., GM, Computer-aided design, Computer aided design, Domestic cars

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Software speeds DOE tasks

Article Abstract:

Design of experiments software provide quality engineers with a time-saving tool for evaluating different process engineering problems. Such programs, however, require a collaboration between engineers, statisticians and shop-floor workers for problem formulation. The latter is followed by test design preparations, simulations of the tests with respect to different factors that influence the problem and data interpretation.

Quality control, Information management, Directory, Production engineering

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Software automates the materials lab

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Materials laboratories have increased their testing efficiency through the use of new software packages. These programs reduce the time needed to set up test equipment, chart results and analyze data. In addition, they allow technicians to prepare reports in formats designed specifically for each customer. A discussion of these software packages is presented.

Computer Software, Software Publishers, Testing Laboratories, Materials testing laboratories

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