AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552
Paper 1
Revise: PeopleWith computer-aided manufacture (CAM), a worker’s role may shift from manually operating a machine towards setting up, monitoring or maintaining computer-controlled equipment. A CNC machine follows programmed instructions, so workers need skills suited to this way of manufacturing.
- Revise: Production techniques and systems
The use of computer-controlled machines and digital design data to manufacture parts, prototypes or finished products.