Special Difficulties

1. Read and translate the following word combinations into Russian

Computer-integrated manufacturing,design and production, CAD/CAM or computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing, part and product specifications, graphic models of the components, circuit information; machined components, electronics products, equipment design and fabrication for chemical processing, the entire design-and-manufacturing procedure, computer database, heat transfer calculations, final object design, design procedure,computer-aided design system, electronics industry, three-dimensional modeling techniques,numerical-control machines, production process,computer-aided process planning (CAPP) systems, machining conditions, manufacturing functions, automated materials-handling systems, computer process monitoring, process-performance results, plant management, computer process control, production operations, computer technology, operational and information-processing functions, customer orders, product shipment, customer service

2. Make the following sentences Passive

1. Computers perform many functions related to design and production. 2. We call such technology CAD/CAM. 3. Computer systems process, store, and display large amounts of information. 4. They have already applied CAD/CAM technology in many industries. 5. Last year they used CAD in the creation, modification, analysis and optimization of many design projects. 6. Nowadays designers seldom use drafting boards. 7. They first applied CAD systems in the electronics industry.

III. Read and translate the following sentences into Russian

1. The final object design is developed once adjustments are made. 2. Once the design procedure has been completed, the computer-aided design system can generate the detailed drawings required to make the object. 3. Once a product is designed, its production process can be outlined using computer-aided process planning (CAPP) systems that help to select sequences of operations and machining conditions. 4. Models of the manufacturing system can be simulated by computers once they are outlined. 5. Once computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system is used in the planning, control, and management of production operations, we know the production process will be successfully accomplished. 6. Once an ideal CIM system is used, computer technology is applied to all the operational and information-processing functions of the company, from customer orders through design and production (CAD/CAM) to product shipment and customer service.

Home Vocabulary Exercises

1. Arrange the following words into your own sentences

1. Perform, many, computers, to, related, functions, and, production, design.

2. Amounts, computer, any, of, can, information, store, and, process, display, large.

3. Is, in, applied, CAD/CAM, many, technology, industries.

4. Automation, CAD/CAM, the, assists, and, design, of, procedures, manufacturing, in.

5. Are, systems, three-dimensional, CAD, techniques, modeling, computer-based.

6. By, system, models, of, are, simulated, the, computers, manufacturing.

2. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Use the text for reference

1. Computer-aided process planning systems help to select …and machining conditions.

2. CAM systems support basic … functions.

3. Computer system …actions to operate the plant automatically.

4. Automation increases the …of plant operations.

5. Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) …the highest level of automation in manufacturing.

6. With the help of the CAD system any designer can draft and manipulate … objects on the computer …

(three-dimensional, represents, screen, sequence of operations, execute control, manufacturing, efficiency)

3. Translate into English.

1. В настоящее время компьютеры выполняют много функций, связанных с конструированием и производством.

2. Технология САПР основана на возможности ЭВМ обрабатывать, хранить и отображать большие объемы данных.

3. Технология САПР помогает создавать, изменять, анализировать и оптимизировать конструкторские проекты и,наконец, получать детальные чертежи и спецификации каждой детали и производственного процесса.

4. Процесс конструирования завершен после внесения всех корректировок.

5. ЭВМ может использоваться для мониторинга и контроля за всем производственным процессом.

6. Компьютерный мониторинг предусматривает сбор заводских данных, их анализ и уведомление руководства предприятия о результатах производственного процесса и его эффективности.