CAD/CAM Systems In today’s high tech computer age much is being said about what is bigger, better and faster, leading one to the question, is all this expense really worth it? The software and hardware companies, as well as the users involved, pay a high price to be in our manufacturing markets today. So, are CAD/CAM systems really paying off for us? Are they really worth all the hype? In answer to the profound question of cost versus profit, let’s take a look at CAD/CAM systems of the 21st century, and see what they are and what they do (Childs 176). In general, a CAD/CAM system is a software package loaded into a stand alone computer