Industrial Application of

Computers
Course Code : CS 401

Asim Ismail
M.Sc. I.T. Software Development
University of the West of Scotland
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Punjab University, Lahore
Objectives
After completing this course students are expected to
have a good understanding of the following aspects.
 Computer application areas in Textile industry.
 Use of computer at various management levels in
Industry.
 Use of spread sheets to calculate, Present and
Analyze engineering data.
 Use of different Statistical methods to analyze
engineering data.
 Use of Minitab(TM) software .
 Use of different mathematical techniques to solve
engineering problems.
 Use of MatLab(TM) software.
 The overall course objective is to provide the student
with the background to understand and work with
computer systems for data acquisition, analysis,
display and control of Textile processes.
Being a Textile
Engineering student how
will you make good use of
computers ?
What is data and
information?
Data is a plural of word Datum
which means fact.
Word ‘data’ means a collection
of facts. Data is represented by
symbols i.e. 1,4,5,9,0 or
A,B,G,T,R or %, ?, $.
Not all data make sense to a
person when looking at the data.
Take a look at the following
data and tell me does it
make sense to you?
What is Information ?
Data is a raw material for
information.
Information is data but not in
raw shape.
Information is relevant data,
produced as a result of some
process.
Information is knowledge that
makes sense and produce
meaning full results.
The data shown in the previous example was of
no use but after doing some processing on that
data we can produce information from that
data which makes sense to us.
What is computer?

A computer is a fast and accurate data

manipulating system that is designed to
automatically accept and store input
data. Process them and produce
output results under the directions of
a stored program.
Just like a Textile process where raw
material is fed into a process and
product is produced as a result of that
process.
Computers also take raw material
(Data) process them and produce
output.
Data  Computer  information.
What is computer
program?
No body can do a job unless he is told
the way to do the job. Same is for the
computer. A computer does know by
itself how to perform a particular job.
Then how do we expect a computer to
perform some task?
Answer to this question is ‘computer
program’ !!!!
So we give a detailed set of instructions
to the computer for performing a typical
task.
 These instructions are computer
programs.
A computer manipulates data based on
a detailed set of instructions called
What is software?
Computer instructions or data. Anything
that can be stored electronically is
software.
Software is often divided into two
categories:
Systems software: Includes the
operating system and all the utilities
that enable the computer to function.

Application software: Includes

programs that do real work for users.
For example, word processors,
spreadsheets, and database
management systems fall under the
category of applications software.
Some Application
Software
 Word Processing
Microsoft word, Open Office Word.
 Spread Sheet
Microsoft Excel, lotus, open Office spread sheet.
 Presentation
Microsoft Power point
 Database Management Software
Microsoft Access, MS SQL SERVER, ORACLE,
FOXPRO
 Statistical Analysis Software
MiniTab
 Mathematical Software
MatLab
 Paint programs: Allow you to create rough freehand
drawings.
MS Paint.
 Illustration/design programs: Supports more
advanced features than paint programs, particularly
for drawing curved lines. The images are usually
stored in vector -based formats. Illustration/design
programs are often called draw programs.
Coral Draw, Photo Shop, Fireworks
 Animation software: Enables you to chain and
sequence a series of images to simulate movement.
Each image is like a frame in a movie.
MacroMedia Flash , Swish
 Drawing / CAD software: Enables architects and
engineers to draft designs.
AutoCad, Microsft Visio.
 Desktop publishing: Provides a full set of word-
processing features as well as fine control over
placement of text and graphics, so that you can
create newsletters, advertisements, books, and other
types of documents.
MS Publisher
 CAD Computer Aided Designing
CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
 Computer systems used to design and manufacture
products. The term CAD/CAM implies that an engineer can
use the system both for designing a product and for
controlling manufacturing processes
 CAD is broad term used to represent use of computer in
designing.
 CAM is term that denotes the computerized control of
manufacturing process.
 Almost all industry sectors are using CAD in their designing
departments.
 CAD can help to draw building designs for Architects and
civil engineers, textile designs for textile industry etc…
 We should not confuse CAD only with drawings. CAD covers
many aspects of designing like design calculations, data
analysis and simulations.
 Commonly used software used for CAD are AUTO CAD, MS
VISIO, Smart Draw etc…
Communication Software
 A broad range of communication software is used for
transferring the data from one location to another.
 Simplest example is Email.
 Messenger service. (That’s what most people do on net!!!)

Simulation software
 The process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of
mathematical formulas.
 In theory, any phenomena that can be reduced to
mathematical data and equations can be simulated on a
computer.
 In addition to imitating processes to see how they behave
under different conditions, simulations are also used to test
new theories. After creating a theory of causal relationships,
the theorist can codify the relationships in the form of a
computer program. If the program then behaves in the
same way as the real process, there is a good chance that
the proposed relationships are correct.
 Simulation enables the learner to experience the operation
of the target equipment without possibility of destroying the
equipment.
 Simulation software have wide spread application in the
industry.
 Simulations are used for training and evaluation purposes.
 Financial & Accounting Systems
 Are used to maintain the accounts of an
organization on a computer.
 E.g. Sage, Accountant+,SAP
 They consist of many parts i.e.
 A/R Accounts receivable, A/R Accounts
Payable, general ledger, stock control
systems, Sales order processing system and
payroll systems.
 Accounting systems are usually integrated
within many departments of an organization.
What are the various
departments in a typical
industrial unit?
 Production
 Maintenance
 Quality Control
 R&D
 Designing.
 Ware Housing / Stores
 Finance
 Accounts
 Human Resources / Personnel
 General Administration.
 Purchase / Procurement
 Sales
 Marketing
How different departments
use computers ?
 Production
Production Planning, Process control systems
 Maintenance
PPM Planned plant maintenance systems.
(Database of part and equipment)
 Quality Control / R&D
Simulations, Sampling and results databases,
 Designing.
Simulations, CAD
 Ware Housing / Stores
Inventory Control Systems, Stock Forecasting
Systems.
 Finance
Financial Reporting Systems, Finical management
and forecasting tools
Accounts
Accounting Systems
Human Resources / Personnel
Pay Roll Systems, Employees
Performance Reporting Systems,
Automated attendance.
General Administration
Reporting Systems, security
surveillance software.
Purchase / Procurement
Purchase Order Processing Systems
Sales
Sales management, Sales Order
Processing Systems.
Marketing
CRM [Customer relationship
management], Market research
 AMTEX / JC Penny
Real time packing list
Case Study
Thanks for your
patience….
MS Word Exercise 1
sample Count Tests performed

Twist (t/m) Thickness Index (µm)

1 30 500 293

2 30 512 289

3 40 513 290

4 40 514 287

5 40 540 272

6 30 546 280
MS Word Exercise 2
 MS Word Exercise 3

Documen Database
ts
Power Point Exercise
Please create a slide show with 10
slides where following items must be
included in same slides:
Image
Table
Diagram
List
Get help from:
http://www.oneil.com.au/pc/powerpoint.h
Excel Exercise
 Use V = 10e-0.5t Equation and make two column
data of voltage as a function of time please fill at
least 100 rows.

 Explore CONVERT Function and use to do

following conversions:
feet to meter, Newton to pound force,
Cal to BTU, watt-hour to BTU, atm to mmHG,
gallon to litre, convert PSI to pascals(N/m2)
A weaving unit have following Electric
motors;
10 @ 3.5 KW
12 @ 2 KW
15 @ 4 KW
10 @ 10 KW
13 @ 4.5 KW
Due to frequent load shedding the
management is planning to build a
generator, You are asked to calculate
the total load in HP so management can
choose an engine to be fitted in the
generator.
Please use excel to make these
calculations