17-11-2017, 10:20 AM
Manufacturing technology provides the tools that allow the production of all manufactured products. These industry tools increase the effort of individual workers and give the industrial nation the power to convert raw materials into affordable and quality goods, essential for today's society. In short, we make modern life possible.
Manufacturing technology provides the productive tools that drive a stable and growing economy and an increasing standard of living. These tools create the means to provide effective national defense. They enable modern communications, affordable agricultural products, efficient transport, innovative medical procedures, space exploration and the everyday comforts we take for granted.
Production tools include machine tools and other related equipment and their accessories and tools. Machine tools are energy-driven machines and systems, not portable, that are used to perform specific operations on man-made materials to produce durable goods or components. Related technologies include Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), as well as assembly and test systems to create a final product or subset.
