PRESS RELEASE
Illustrations available upon request
For
Immediate Release
December 2009
Contact:
Michelle Nemeth
Phone: (860) 875-5006
Fax: (860) 872-1565
michellen@mastercam.com
Mastercam
2010 Innovator of the Future Competition Gives Teachers a Chance to Accelerate
Their Students’ Careers
Scholarship Opportunities and Real World
Projects Provide Strong Motivational Tools
The Celebrity Judge
The 2009-2010 IOF competition will be judged by a team of
celebrities from Stewart-Haas Racing. Stewart-Haas Racing is a NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series team co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and Haas
Automation. The judging team consists of Tony Stewart, owner and driver of car
#14; Ryan Newman, driver of car #39; and CNC Shop Manager, Brad Harris.
The Challenge
For the 2009-2010 competition, students are challenged to design
and machine a NASCAR style gear shift lever and knob. Tony Stewart, Ryan
Newman, and Brad Harris will select the winner based on several criteria including
innovation and creativity, accuracy, quality of machining finish, and
aesthetics.
The Awards
The student who creates the winning entry will be awarded a $1,000
scholarship to the school of their choice. In addition, the winner and their
Mastercam instructor will receive an expense-paid trip to tour the Stewart-Haas
Racing headquarters and machine shop in Kannapolis, North Carolina. A Mastercam
IOF recognition plaque will go to both the winner and their school, and the
winner’s instructor will receive a limited edition Mastercam IOF polo shirt.
Everyone who enters the competition receives an exclusive Mastercam IOF shirt.
Competition
Rules
All entries to the Mastercam 2010 IOF competition are subject to
the following requirements:
• The part must be programmed with a licensed
copy of Mastercam software.
• The part must have a professional look and
remain consistent with the theme industry standards.
• The part must adhere to the specifications.
• Tell us the story behind the part; the
inspiration for the design, materials used, etc.
• Include photos of you holding the part, your
instructor, the school lab, and the CNC machine. Electronic files are
preferred.
• The entry must consist of one finished,
unpainted part.
• All entries become the property of CNC
Software, Inc. Parts cannot be returned. All designs become the property of Stewart-Haas
Racing.
• All entries and completed entry forms must be received by March 31, 2010.
• Send entries
to CNC Software, Inc., Educational Division, 5717 Wollochet Drive NW, Ste 2A, Gig
Harbor, WA 98335. (Please e-mail iof@mastercam.com
to let us know to expect your entry).
• While we welcome past winners to submit
entries, past winners are not eligible to win the grand prize.
For more information
on the 2009-2010 Mastercam Innovator of the Future competition including the
entry form and part specifications, please visit
www.mastercam.com/iof.
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