New interactive multimedia CD-ROMs in engineering

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(1998), "New interactive multimedia CD-ROMs in engineering", Assembly Automation, Vol. 18 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.1998.03318dad.010

New interactive multimedia CD-ROMs in engineering

New interactive multimedia CD-ROMs in engineering

Interactive training CD-ROMs

CIMware Ltd, UK and USA (www.cimwareukandusa.com) has developed modular, easy-to-follow, interactive engineering multimedia CD-ROMs incorporating many international experts and contributing companies, high quality digital videos (shot on location in the USA, the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Europe and Australia), hundreds of integrated colour images/photos, plenty of text and a customisable multimedia resource library (copy, paste and play compatibility with most third party graphics and presentation packages on PC and Macintosh platforms) (see Plate 8).

Plate 8 Interactive training CD-ROM

The CD-ROMs typically include 350-700 interactive screens, 45-70 minutes of high quality digital, frame-by-frame controllable, interactive videos, text, graphics, hundreds of photographs and animation. The enjoyable and effective learning process is guaranteed. Furthermore, several tests have proved that it takes approximately one minute to learn the user interface of the program.

Contributing companies and institutions include: Apple Computers Incorporated, IBM, FESTO, Hitachi-Seiki, Lucas Engineering and Systems, General Motors, the Ford Motor Company, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Renault, Volvo, Yamazaki Mazak,Matsushita Electric, the Sony Corporation, Yashuda Robotics, McDonnell Douglas, GPT-Plessey, ABB, FANUC, Cincinnati-Milacron, Cross and Tracker, Comao, Mandelli, Csepel Machine Tool Co., Fritz Werner, Bluko Technik, Sandvik Coromant, Brown & Sharp, DEA, Renishaw, ISIS Ltd, I-Define Ltd, Technical University of Budapest, Nottingham Trent University, UK, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Surrey University, UK, University of East London, UK, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA and many others.

The CD-ROMs run on Windows and Macintosh platforms. Individual files (e.g. text, photographs, digital videos, and animation files) can be copied and pasted into one's own material with copyright restrictions on commercial distribution. An ideal resource for students, educators as well as professionals.

An Introduction to Concurrent/Simultaneous EngineeringISBN 1 872631 05 3564 pp.It discusses the basic principles, methods, tools and technologies with several industrial and research case studies. More than 700 interactive screens include 15 major topic areas, introduced by international experts on digital videos and interactive screens.

An Introduction to Total Quality Management and Control and the ISO 9001 Quality StandardISBN 1 872631 06 1Including the ISO 9000x group of international standards, it discusses the basic principles, methods, tools and technologies with several industrial and research case studies.

An Introduction to Flexible Automation, Manufacturing and AssemblyISBN 1 872631 08 8An introduction to cellular manufacturing, work-cells, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and flexible automation, including assembly ­ in general. It discusses the basic principles, methods, tools and technologies with several industrial and research case studies.

An Introduction to Servo Pneumatic Positioning(A CIMware and FESTO Automation joint development)ISBN 1 872631 07 XAn introduction to open and closed loop pneumatic control, to pneumatic positioning, servo pneumatics and its application areas in general. It discusses the basic principles, methods, tools and technologies with several educational videos and industrial case studies.

An Introduction to Networking and the Internet with Engineering ExamplesISBN 1 872631 09 6An introduction to computer networking principles, concepts and methods, standards, such as the ISO/OSI Seven Layer Protocol Set, manufacturing and design system networking applications and practical computer networking technology (including the Internet). It discusses the basic principles, methods, tools and technologies with several industrial and research case studies.