Mechanical design, manufacturing and automation

Mechanical design and automation is a comprehensive technical discipline that studies the design, manufacturing, operation control and enterprise management of various industrial mechanical equipment and electromechanical products from production process to production process. It is based on mechanical design and manufacturing and is an interdisciplinary subject of computer science, information technology and automatic control technology.

The main task of mechanical design and automation is to use the theories and methods of advanced design and manufacturing technologies to solve complex technical problems in the field of modern engineering, thereby realizing intelligent design and manufacturing of products.

With the intersection, penetration and integration of high-tech technologies such as microelectronics technology, information technology, computer technology, material technology, and new energy technology with mechanical design and manufacturing technology, traditional mechanical design and manufacturing technology has made a qualitative leap on the original basis and formed contemporary advanced design and manufacturing technology. Compared with traditional mechanical design and manufacturing technology, it has both inheritance and great development.

Mechanical manufacturing and automation technology is an emerging technology that uses computers and their peripheral equipment to assist engineering and technical personnel in completing product design and manufacturing. This major is aimed at design institutes, mechanical manufacturing, light industry and automobile industries, and cultivates senior professionals in mechanical manufacturing and automation. Graduates of this major can engage in work that combines mechanical manufacturing technology and computer application technology, such as computer-aided design and manufacturing of mechanical products, computer-aided product modeling, computer-aided process management, and numerical control technology.

Mechanical Design and Manufacturing refers to the process of designing and manufacturing various mechanical equipment and parts using computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies. Its automation refers to the use of various automation technologies in all aspects involved in mechanical design and manufacturing to improve the design and manufacturing process, increase efficiency and optimize performance. It mainly includes the following aspects:

1. Mechanical CAD: Mechanical CAD software is a basic tool in the field of mechanical design and manufacturing. It is used to draw and edit detailed drawings and models of various mechanical parts and equipment, including SolidWorks, CATIA, Pro/E, etc.

2. Mechanical CAM: Mechanical CAM is a computer manufacturing technology used to generate and optimize various CNC machining programs and machining paths, and convert them into control instructions recognized by CNC machine tools, including MasterCAM, EdgeCAM, PowerMILL, etc.

3. Technical parameter automation: Technical parameter automation refers to the technology of abstracting various design parameters of mechanical parts and equipment into data and using computer programs to analyze, optimize and select them.

4. Robotic Automation: Robotic automation technology refers to the introduction of robots and automated equipment into the mechanical design and manufacturing process to improve the manufacturing efficiency and accuracy of equipment and parts and reduce costs.

Mechanical design, manufacturing and automation are widely used. In the aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, manufacturing and other industries, mechanical design, manufacturing and automation applications have become key technologies for improving product quality, improving product efficiency and reducing production costs. With the continuous strengthening of the advantages of computers and their applications, the level of automation in mechanical design and manufacturing will continue to improve, promoting the development of industry and manufacturing.