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Report on CAD/CAM, Sensors/Control and Robots CAD/CAM CAD (Computer Aided Design) involves the creation of a design using a computer. Designs do not have to be in the traditional technical style, they may also be very graphical, such as the graphics for a new shop front, or in the form of 3D models, etc. CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) involves using a computer to control the operation of a manufacturing tool. This may be a sewing machine, a laser cutter, vinyl cutter, etc. In previous years CAD and CAM have come together with data from the CAD system automatically generating tool paths and operating machines directly. CAD/CAM has change industry, cutting time and costs. It has also allowed the development of products not possible using traditional techniques. In Earlier systems numerical data was used and was called CNC - Computer Numerical Control. Firstly, CAD/CAM allows designers to make many products such as aeroplanes, helicopters or...

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