Technology has changed the function and structure of the industrial and manufacturing components in the workplace. Today, automation is defined in terms of computers and robots. Quality control, efficiency, and increased output are accomplished through computer programming for and interfacing with machines. This is the basis for the 6th. Computers serve as a tool to help instruction.
Many industrial jobs involve the use of computers for drawing and storage of data.
Students will have and opportunity to explore how computers are used in the drawing area and experience first hand the contrast between the mechanical process versus machine technology for drawing.