<s>
CAD/CAM	B-Algorithm
refers	O
to	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
Computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Computer-aided	O
manufacturing	O
(	O
CAM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
helps	O
designers	O
and	O
draftsmen	O
;	O
CAM	O
"	O
reduces	O
manpower	O
costs	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
CAD	B-Application
and	O
CAM	O
are	O
computer-intensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAD/CAM	B-Algorithm
was	O
described	O
by	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
computerized	O
design	O
and	O
manufacturing	O
process	O
"	O
that	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
"	O
when	O
Computervision	O
pioneered	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
1970	O
's	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
1980s	O
major	O
players	O
in	O
CAD/CAM	B-Algorithm
included	O
General	O
Electric	O
and	O
Parametric	O
Technology	O
Corporation	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
subsequently	O
acquired	O
Computervision	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Prime	O
Computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAD/CAM	B-Algorithm
originated	O
in	O
the	O
1960s	O
;	O
an	O
IBM	B-Device
360/44	I-Device
was	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
via	O
CNC	O
the	O
wings	O
of	O
an	O
airplane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
goal	O
of	O
CAD	B-Application
is	O
to	O
allow	O
quicker	O
iterations	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
;	O
another	O
is	O
to	O
enable	O
smoothly	O
transitioning	O
to	O
the	O
CAM	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAD	B-Application
,	O
when	O
linked	O
with	O
simulation	O
,	O
can	O
also	O
enable	O
bypassing	O
building	O
a	O
less	O
than	O
satisfactory	O
test	O
version	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
having	O
"	O
dispensed	O
with	O
the	O
costly	O
,	O
time-consuming	O
task	O
of	O
building	O
a	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAD	B-Application
to	O
finished	O
product	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
the	O
result	O
is	O
both	O
timely	O
and	O
"	O
ensuring	O
one-time	O
machining	O
success	O
rate.	O
"	O
</s>
