01/12/2010

Annoying Acronyms

  There are many times when you start to read an article or a brochure or even an advertisement and you meet some of : D F T , P I D or you could misunderstood  F E A with F M E A. I know that every  professional should be familiar with the acronyms of his/her sector. However there will always be an annoying acronym that has been escaped from your mind collection or probably you don't remember it the right time.
   For reasons like these which mentioned before I made a small collection of seldom acronyms or maybe not that common that could  help some of us who want a further explanation
  I will try from time to time or under your suggestions to grow up this collection in the section of Mechanical Design and relatives sections in engineering.

Acronyms

B
B I M
Building Information Modeling
B O M
Bill Of Material
C
C A D
Computer Aid Design
C A M
Computer Aid Manufacturing
C A E
Computer Aid Engineering
C I M
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
D
D F T
Design For Testability
D F M
Design For Manufacturer
D F A
Design For Assembly


E
E R P
Enterprise Resource Planning


F
F D M
Fused Deposition Modeling
F E A
Finite Element Analysis
F M E A
Failure Mode And Effect Analysis


M
M E P
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing


P
P & I D
Pipe Instrumentation Diagram
P C B
Printed Circuit Board
P I D (Controller)
Proportional Integral Derivative


S
S A P
System Application & Products
S F M
Surface Feed per Minute
To Be Continued…