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Article: CAM codes enable small shops to compete. (computer-aided manufacturing software and small firms; includes related article on software and dealers)
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- Mechanical Engineering-CIME
- Article date:
- November 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Computer-aided manufacturing software gives small shops the ability to create the same parts that have traditionally been the domain of large companies. Moreover, the agilty and attention to detail provided by many smaller firms give them an edge.
THE TREND FOR many industries during the merger and acquisition fever of the 1980s was to consolidate manufacturing operations into large automated shops. The rationale was that only the larges plants could afford the hardware and software tools required to produce high-quality parts with the speed and volume necessary to remain competitive.
However, the notion that small manufacturers cannot keep up ...
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