Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided manufacture (CAM) is the use of computers to control machines when creating a product.^[1][2][3] It may also refer to the use of a computer to help planning.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages	Disadvantages
Creates a neater product	Software could crash
Less chances to make a mistake	Need to train people to use it
Takes less time to make the product than by hand	Puts people out of jobs because there will only need to be a few employees

Examples where CAM is used

• Engineering
• Architecture

Related pages

• Computer-aided design (CAD)
• CAD/CAM