Advantages and Disadvantages of CAD/CAM


	Advantages and Disadvantages of CAD/CAM
	Advantages It's easy to develop and edit 2D and 3D images and view them from different angles. Its easy to experiment with different finishes. Very realistic designs can be produced to show clients what their product will look like. Products can be machined at high speed 24 hours a day - this means lots of products can be made in a short time. CAM gives a high quality and more reliable finish - there is no human error. You can mass-produce complicated products, each part can be made by a different machine so they can be assembled quickly. Labour costs are low Designs can be sent around the world.	Disadvantages Expensive. Computers can be affected by software problems, viruses and corrupted files meaning work could be lost. Fewer workers are needed, so unemployment might increase and traditional skills will be lost.
	Evaluation

It's easy to develop and edit 2D and 3D images and view them from different angles. Its easy to experiment with different finishes.
Very realistic designs can be produced to show clients what their product will look like.
Products can be machined at high speed 24 hours a day - this means lots of products can be made in a short time.
CAM gives a high quality and more reliable finish - there is no human error.
You can mass-produce complicated products, each part can be made by a different machine so they can be assembled quickly.
Labour costs are low
Designs can be sent around the world.

Expensive.
Computers can be affected by software problems, viruses and corrupted files meaning work could be lost.
Fewer workers are needed, so unemployment might increase and traditional skills will be lost.

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