CAD/CAM in the footwear industry core technology for shoe sole mould in the footwear industry and develops towards specialization. Benefits of CAD/CAM in the mould manufacturing are: Commercial suppliers of CAD CAM for the footwear industry are listed on Shoeinfonet.com: London College of Fashion library web site lists some of the same No specialised open sources suppliers are listed, although Wikipedia lists several free general purpose products for 2D CAD/CAM and some for 3D. CAD/CAM in the footwear industry CAD/CAM in the footwear industry is the use of computers and graphics software for designing and grading of shoe upper patterns and, for manufacturing of cutting
Computer-assisted surgery time. There are several disadvantages of computer-assisted surgery. A major disadvantage of this system is their cost. With a price tag of a million dollars , their cost is nearly prohibitive. Some people believe that improvements in technology, such as haptics, increased processor speeds, and more complex and capable software will increase the cost of these systems. Another disadvantage is the size of these systems. These systems have relatively large footprints and relatively cumbersome robotic arms. This is an important disadvantage in today's already crowded-operating rooms. It may be difficult for both the surgical team and the robot to fit