Computer Aided Manufacturing

Methodshop.com iOS 6 turned the iPad into a paperweight

Methodshop.com iOS 6 turned the iPad into a paperweight

Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) has been around for a long time. The name was carefully chosen to encompass all levels of computer involvement. Here we are, many years after the moon landing. Handheld computing devices have more computational power than the computers that guided us to the moon. They also can aid the manufacturing process. The sad part is that the task of serving as a paperweight could be classified as computer aided manufacturing. I suspect that we would use even more computers in the manufacturing process if we hadn’t progressed to the point where they are obsolete before they go on sale.