CAx is a broad term describing the use of Computer technology to aid in the Design , analysis and manufacture of products.
Advanced CAx tools merge many different aspects of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), including design, manufacturing, production planning, product testing using FEA (Finite Element Analysis), Visualization and product documentation etc.
CAx encompasses a broad range of tools, both those commercially available and those which are proprietary to the engineering firm.
Here an incomplete list:
- Computer-Aided Design system ( CAD );
- Computer-Aided Engineering analysis system ( CAE /MCAE);
- Computer-Aided Issue Resolution system (CAIR);
- Computer-Aided Requirements capture system (CAR);
- Computer-Aided Reporting(CAR);
- Computer-Aided Rule Definition system (CARD);
- Computer-Aided Rule Execution system (CARE);
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing system ( CAM );
- Computer-Aided Package Selection system (CAPS);
- Component Information System (CIS);
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing Capability system (CAMC);
- Computer-Aided Material Information system (CAMI);
- Computer-Aided Quality Assurance ( CAQ )
- Coordinate measurement system ( CMM );
- Electronic Design Automation system ( EDA );
- In-circuit test system;
- Manufacturing Resource Planning system (MRP);
- Manufacturing Process Planning System (MPPS);
- Manufacturing Process Management ( MPM )
- Product Data Management system ( PDM )
- Product Lifecycle Management ( PLM )
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