Internet-Based Delivery of CAD/CAM Capability: An Industry Case Study

Published

September 1, 1998

Author(s)

Simon Szykman, Ram D. Sriram

Abstract

This paper presents a case study in the use of the Internet as a medium for exchange of information and delivery of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) capability. The case study describes collaboration among researchers and staff at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Thar Designss, Inc., a small business in Pittsburg, PA that designs and sells high-pressure fluid pumps. The objective of this case study is to identify the needs of small businesses in engineering industry in the area of Internet-based CAD/CAM services. The Internet-based interaction performed in this study encompassed various stages in an iterative product development process, consisting of design, data exchange, manufacturability analysis, and fabrication of a prototype.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences (18th Computers in Engineering Conference), Paper No. DETC98/CIE-5520

Volume

Vol. 120, No. 1

Conference Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

CAD, CAM, Internet

Citation

Szykman, S. and Sriram, R. (1998), Internet-Based Delivery of CAD/CAM Capability: An Industry Case Study, Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences (18th Computers in Engineering Conference), Paper No. DETC98/CIE-5520, Atlanta, GA, USA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821545 (Accessed October 2, 2025)