

Scaling the Practice of Using CAD/CAE/CAM Systems in Small Enterprises
https://doi.org/10.17586/0021-3454-2025-68-6-536-544
Abstract
In the conditions of shortage of engineering personnel, intelligent design and modeling platforms are designed to solve automation problems in the field of material production. Transformation of the technological business model of small enterprises during the transition to digital production is aimed at creating science-intensive products with improved consumer qualities and increasing the flexibility of the management system. The activities of small enterprises at the PDM/ MES level include tasks to ensure technological sovereignty, which is an integral part of the import substitution policy. CAD/CAE/CAM platforms are part of the enterprise’s information field, providing its filling with design and technological documentation. The digital format for executing projects and tasks at the stage of production preparation allows reducing product release times. The design practices in CAD/CAE/CAM applications of projects carried out at small instrument-making enterprises are shown.
About the Authors
E. V. BulavinaRussian Federation
Ekaterina V. Bulavina - Post-Graduate Student; Department of Geology, Nature Management, and Environmental Safety,
St. Petersburg.
I. N. Pavlov
Russian Federation
Ilia N. Pavlov - Post-Graduate Student; Department of Geology, Nature Management, and Environmental Safety,
St. Petersburg.
V. F. Bulavin
Russian Federation
Vyacheslav F. Bulavin — PhD, Associate Professor; Department of Mechanical Engineering Technologies,
Vologda.
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For citations:
Bulavina E.V., Pavlov I.N., Bulavin V.F. Scaling the Practice of Using CAD/CAE/CAM Systems in Small Enterprises. Journal of Instrument Engineering. 2025;68(6):536-544. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17586/0021-3454-2025-68-6-536-544