| Summary: | Thesis (MTech (Electrical Engineering))-- Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town, 1996 === In answer to the needs of the growing number of smaller
manufacturers of Printed Circuit Boards, the "Computer
Numerical Controlled Drill interfaced to a Computer Aided
Design software package" was conceptualised. This development
would considerably improve both productivity and efficiency
and consequently would improve cost effectiveness.
The smaller manufacturer is unable to afford the more
sophisticated Computer Numerical Controlled Drill equipment
and the software packages which drive them. It was necessary
for the Computer Numerical Controlled machine to possess all
the capabilities and versatility of the more sophisticated
and expensive equipment, and yet still be affordable to the
smaller manufacturer. Furthermore, since such equipment would
need to be operated in fairly hostile environments, it would
need to be robust and reliable.
This interdisciplinary development has required the knowledge
and skill from many different engineering fields, and made
them readily available to industry which otherwise would not
have had access to them.
The South African economy at present , has a growing need for
smaller and medium business enterprises, and the needs of
these must be appropriately served. It is envisaged that this
development will make a significant contribution to greater economic activity.
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