Trabalho cim

Computer-integrated manufacturing
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Manufacturing Systems Integration Program, NIST 2008.
Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is the manufacturing approach of using computers to control the entire production process.[1][2] This integration allows individual processes to exchange information with each other and initiate actions. Through the integration of computers, manufacturing can be faster and less error-prone, although the main advantage is the ability to create automated manufacturing processes. Typically CIM relies on closed-loop control processes, based on real-time input from sensors. It is also known as flexible design and manufacturing.[citation needed] Contents [hide] * 1 Overview * 2 History * 3 Computer-integrated manufacturing topics * 3.1 Key challenges * 3.2 Subsystems in computer-integrated manufacturing * 3.3 CIMOSA * 4 Application * 5 See also * 6 References * 7 Further reading * 8 External links |
[edit] Overview
The term "computer-integrated manufacturing" is both a method of manufacturing and the name of a computer-automated system in which individual engineering, production, marketing, and support functions of a manufacturing enterprise are organized. In a CIM system functional areas such as design, analysis, planning, purchasing, cost accounting, inventory control, and distribution are linked through the computer with factory floor functions such as materials handling and management, providing direct control and monitoring of all the operations.
As a method of manufacturing, three components distinguish CIM from other manufacturing methodologies: * Means for data storage, retrieval, manipulation and presentation; *