In this module, a brief overview of Computer Aided Manufacturing has been provided. The students will be able to understand the need of CAD/CAM into the present smart manufacturing society. This module highlights different computer aided process planning strategies and their advantages over traditional process planning methods. By the end of this module, the user will be able to generate a process plan for additive as well as subtractive manufacturing process of any given part.

This module will introduce the different essential elements of CNC machines and industrial robots with their architecture. Furthermore, the present module provides the detailed information regarding the types, application, benefits of the different type of CNC milling and Robot. This will help to understand the basic concept regarding the working principle of a CNC machine or a Robot. Moreover, the demonstration of different CNC machine and Robot will provide the operational knowledge.

The part program is a sequence of instructions, which describe the work, which has to be done on a part, in the form required by a computer under the control of computer numerical control (CNC) software. The present module will provide the basic concepts behind the generation of NC code for CNC machine or Industrial Robot. It also includes the demonstration of preparing a program sheet from a drawing sheet.

Demonstrate understanding of the use and programming of different CNC machine. Furthermore, the present module will provide the detail on the toolpath generation for a CNC machine used for different purpose such as milling, 3D printing, etc. This will help in visualizing the manufacturing process through the use of volumetric simulation and detect the issues such as collision, gauging, etc. before going into the actual machine.

Demonstrate understanding of the use and programming of industrial robots and describing how robots and automation are used in industry. The present module will provide the detail on the toolpath generation for a robot for different purpose including, milling, 3d printing, etc. A detailed methodology for defining TCP and user frame of the robot will be discussed in detailed. By the end of this lesson, the user will be able to use the generated NC file in an industrial robot.