Computer-aided Designing (CAD) and Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAM) training centre in Quetta will become operational in Quetta on March 5 (Monday) with the launch of courses in Computerised 2D/3D Drafting Techniques and Digital Architect Design.
According to a spokesman of Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (Tusdec) here on Thursday, this is the second CAD/CAM centre in the country becoming functional after National Institute of Design and Analysis (NIDA) in Lahore that launched courses on February 26. Tusdec with an objective to upgrade Pakistan's industrial sector and ultimately enhance productivity and increase exports, is initially setting up CAD/CAM centres in different parts of the country, he added.
CAD/CAM technologies have totally revolutionised the industrial sector across the world. The major dividends of the digital manufacturing have been the improved quality of the products especially the engineering goods and the cost-effectiveness in addition to the decreased production time, he said.
He said that the use of CAD/CAM software in industrial activity is seen in all the developed and emerging economies of the world. Yet very few industries in Pakistan are making use of this vital technology, mainly due to non-availability of skilled manpower trained in Computer-Aided Designing (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM).
He hoped that the establishment of CAD/CAM centres by Tusdec to impart training to the youth in this emerging technology would go a long way in producing skilled manpower, much needed to manufacture quality products in a cost-effective manner with an ultimate aim of increasing country's exports. In Pakistan, this technology is very new. Some public sector organisations like Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC) and a number of private sector firms especially in the engineering sector have been using this technology for the last few years. Yet there is need of promoting this technology instead of creating islets of state-of-the-technology in the ocean of obsolete technology and skills. Before CAD/CAM technology, drafts, calculations and product design involved pencil, paper and a seemingly endless succession of blueprints. CAD/CAM's use has made the process easier, he added.
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