COMPETING IN A FLUCTUATING ECONOMY AGAINST INTENSE COMPETITION HAS MADE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES COST CONSCIOUS AND SURVIVAL HAS BECOME THE DRIVING FORCE OVER LONGER TERM INVESTMENTS. THE APPARENT INCREASE IN POWER AND THE LOWER COST OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALLER COMPANIES TO IMPLEMENT INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING AT SURPRISINGLY LOWER COST WITH NEARLY ALL OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE SOFTWARE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE ONLY ON POWERFUL COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS. THIS PAPER ADDRESSES THE PC BASED CNC CONTROLLER, AND HOW IT WILL ENABLE COMPANIES TO IDENTIFY CURRENT AND FUTURE CAPACITY, TO POSSESS ACCURATE MONITORING AND ON-LINE MANUFACTURING INFORMATION.
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 06/01/1995 |
