Transcript The use of CAD/CAM in the Food Industry

Computer Aided Design and
Computer Aided
Manufacture in the Food
Industry
Year 11: Objectives
What
How
Understand
different
CAD/CAM
Revision into
CAD/CAM techniques
Outcomes
Bronze
List the
different
reasons for
using
CAD/CAM
in food
Silver
Be able to explain
the different
CAD/CAM uses
and how they help
in production
Why
To be able to apply
them to your own
learning and when
preparing food for
others
Gold
Predict possible
disadvantages of
using CAD/CAM in
both domestic and
commercial setting
What is CAD/CAM
• CAD- a computer aided system for creating,
modifying and communicating a plan for a
product or components of a product
• CAM - broad term used when several
manufacturing processes are carried out at
one time aided by a computer. These may
include process control, planning, monitoring
and controlling production.
How is CAD used in the Food
Industry?
• Calculate the nutritional value of the food
product
• Food products can be designed on screen
• Enhance product quality and experiment ‘What
if….’ questions
• Work out sizes/costs of batch productions
• HACCP – check it works efficiently
• Present the product’s sensory profile
• Predict what may happen if ingredients/methods
are changed
How is CAM used in the Food
Industry?
• Machines can take over complex
operations previously done by hand
• Reduce food wastage through efficient
manufacture
• Improve product consistency
• Reduction in overheads eg labour costs
• Increased production
• Easier to monitor and control production
CAM continued
• No fatigue from repetitive
manufacturing demands
• Improved safety and hygiene
standards
• Enhanced quality control
Disadvantages of CAM
• Results in loss of jobs
• Requires skilled computer operators
• Expensive to set up initial system
How manufacturers obtain
consistent products:
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Industrial quality assurance
Legal Requirement
Quality Control sample
CAD/CAM
Due diligence