Patrick J. Hanratty: Pioneer in Commercial CAD/CAM Software Systems

Patrick J. Hanratty was an early developer of CAD/CAM software applications. In addition to helping develop early numerical control programming software systems in the 1950s and 1960s, he and the companies he later founded developed some of the first integrated CAD/CAM software systems: INTERAPT at...

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Published inIEEE annals of the history of computing Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 50 - 57
Main Authors Baltes, Cheryl, Stevens, Hallam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2024
Subjects
CADCAM
Commercialization
History
Software packages
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ISSN1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI10.1109/MAHC.2024.3473389

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Summary:Patrick J. Hanratty was an early developer of CAD/CAM software applications. In addition to helping develop early numerical control programming software systems in the 1950s and 1960s, he and the companies he later founded developed some of the first integrated CAD/CAM software systems: INTERAPT at Integrated Computer Systems and then the machine-independent ADAM at Manufacturing and Consulting Services (MCS). ADAM—the first commercially available, interactive design, drafting, and manufacturing system—and subsequent MCS product releases were sold and licensed in a variety of industries, including shipbuilding, manufacturing, aerospace, and nuclear systems.
ISSN:1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/MAHC.2024.3473389