Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) also known as Computer-aided Modeling or Computer-aided Machining is the use of software to control machine tools and related ones in the manufacturing of work pieces. Its primary purpose is to create a faster production process and components and tooling with more precise dimensions and material consistency, which in some cases, uses only the required amount of raw material (thus minimizing waste), while simultaneously reducing energy consumption. CAM is important for the apparel industry & textile industry to help improve costing efficiencies, reduce waste, improve production methods, etc.
      
 
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		bullmer Inc.: assyst/bullmer develops & deploys CAD/cam/pDM 
		software, systems, machinery, solutions and services for the industries 
		processing textiles, a.k.a. Soft Goods Industries (apparel, upholstery, 
		transportation interior, luggage, technical textiles and other textile 
		products such as inflatables, aerospace- , medical, outdoor, stuffed 
		toys & dolls industries).  Address 5000 Aerial Ctr. Pkwy 
		Phone 919 467 2211 Fax E-mail 
		info@assyst-intl.com  Contact name 
		Jim Hurley
 
    QUEST CAD/cam: Distributor 
	of computer assisted cutting technologies both fully automatic & manual that 
	include product development systems & CAD-CAM software, digitizers, 
	plotters, KURIS CNC-cutter & spreader systems, hand cutting machines, servo 
	cutters, cross cutters, band knife machines, spreading tables & slitting 
	machines. Exclusive Distributor North America for KURIS (ISO 9001:2008 
	certified). 
 
		Rich Peace Technology Limited: 
    was founded by six individual share holders in Hong Kong in year 1992.Since 
    her dubet, the company set her business scope as providing Textile and 
    Garment CAD/cam total solutions to the world. With Honesty & Credit:
    Professionalism & Devotion; Stability & Healthy; Creativity & 
    Innovation as company motto, the company started from Embroidery products 
    and has expanded the product lines into four major product series. 
      Embroidery series; Garment series; Quilting series and Flat knitting series.
 
    Shen Zhen Triumph Co. Ltd. (China):  
    As the manufacturer of apparel plotter and digitizer from China, they would 
    like to invite you to visit their website and check their plotter and 
    digitizers..  Their plotter and digitizers are compatible with PAD, 
    Optitex and other CAD softwares. As a 
    professional supplier of Apparel CAD/cam system and service, In 2003, Shen 
    Zhen Triumph Industrial Co., LTD founded the ShenZhen docad service center, 
    with a huge of investment this center has attracted the cream of the 
    nation's talent in all apparel manufacturing disciplines.  They 
    pioneered that a user-friendly and easy-to-learn software that enables user 
    to directly make a pattern by size-table in the computer. Docadsystem 
    pattern making process is ahead of other brand. The user can directly make a 
    pattern in the computer according to customers' size-table. Hence, it 
    requires only one digital pattern maker to finish the whole task. By doing 
    so, it can save man-made pattern, fiber board, and adhesive paper. Using 
    Docadsystem lowers buyers' labor, material and financial resources.  
    One feature of the easy to modify pattern process enables user to digital 
    auto-grading in NUMBER and SHAPE. After making the pattern in any size in 
    the computer, the user can immediately accurately doing the fast and 
    limitless multi-sections auto-grading according to the size data.
 
		
 
 Tukatech: CAD/cam/cIM systems 
		for the Sewn Goods Industry.  Their product line of automated 
		systems include, TUKAstudio for fabric and Garment Design; TUKAcad for 
		Pattern Design, Grading and Marking, TUKAjet family of High Speed Ink 
		Jet Plotters; TUKAcut family of Single Ply Cutters; European Technology 
		for Automatic Spreading and Cutting and TUKA-INA Systems for Unit 
		Production Systems and Electronic Tracking in Sewing, Warehousing, 
		Distribution and Manufacturing.  They assemble, install, train and 
		support these Systems. With Head Quarters in Los Angeles, they have 
		offices in San Francisco, New Delhi, Seoul, Milano, Toronto, Bangalore, 
		Jaipur and Dominican Republic with demonstration and training 
		facilities. 
      Address: 5527 E. Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, California USA  
		90040  Phone: 323-726-3836  Fax: 323-726-3866 
      Email: tukateam@tukatech.com  
		Contact:  Rupi Arora, Chief Operating Officer
 
    Viable Systems Inc.: leading 
    manufacturer of CAD/cam systems for the design of Jacquard woven fabrics.  
    They have taken the best ideas from leading Jacquard weavers around the 
    world and combined them with over a quarter century of experience to create 
    the most advanced design systems available.  Their powerful textile 
    designing tools enable their customers to produce Jacquard fabrics of 
    remarkable beauty by stimulating creativity, dramatically compressing 
    production time, and ensuring the highest degree of technical accuracy.
If you work for a 
		fashion technology company, please join us for discussions at the
		
		fashion technology group.
		
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) is the use of computer-based software tools that assist engineers and machinists in manufacturing or prototyping product components. CAM is a programming tool that makes it possible to manufacture physical models using computer-aided design (CAD) programs. CAM creates real life versions of components designed within a software package. CAM was first used in 1971 for car body design and tooling.
Clothing Industry Software
Production Management Software
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
PDM Product Development Management
Supply Chain Management Software
Computer Assisted Design (CAD)
By the way terms such as CAM, CAC, CRM, ERP & PDM are fashion acronyms.