The development of computer-aided learning for computer numerical control machine: A pilot study

Abstract

Multimedia is a cutting-edge approach for channeling information of product to customer. The success of this approach can generally be seen especially to promote, advertise and market product effectively besides staying competitive in global environment. The dramatic reduction in the cost of computer hardware is put forward as the major reason for the increasing importance of computer-aided learning (CAL). Computer-aided learning or CAL usually delivers more realistic views of product to customer. Due to its distinctive characteristics of interactive, user-friendly as well as attractive, people are keen to keep explore and hardly get bored. Compared with the old-fashioned way, CAL applications assist customers to avoid from overlooking necessary information. On the company side, this helps to achieve paperless situation by replacing or reducing the usage of paper. Certainly, this saves a lot of cost in terms of printing manuals, pamphlets and fliers. The case study presented is computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine at CNC Lab, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Industri Selangor named VMC-1000 produced by GATE company. The multimedia authoring software applied to succeed this study are Macromedia Director, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro and Gold Wave. This CAL application mainly facilitates in supplying the step-by-step tutorials and machine specification details.