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A Look at PDF Reports in the New Reporting System
We are excited to share insights into our new reporting system, specifically focusing on PDF reports that make it easy to print and share your measurement data. With the new reporting system you will be able to create customized PDF reports directly from inside Mastercam Probing in Mastercam. You can add custom header information to reports such as Part Name, Drawing Number and Order Number.…
10 Mastercam 2025 Features You Need to Know
Mastercam 2025 is here to elevate your machining experience! With feedback from users and shops worldwide, we built upon our past advancements and are excited to bring you our most intuitive interface yet. Increase your machining performance and reduce overall production costs with powerful toolpaths, turning enhancements, and more. Here are the top 10 new Mastercam 2025 features – and how they can help your…
North Stars
Students in Northern States Hope to Shine at SkillsUSA Championship Excitement is in the air as American students prepare for the upcoming 2024 SkillsUSA Championships. The stars will align June 24 through 28 at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta where more than 6000 state champions compete in 115 skilled and leadership competitions. Fierce competition is expected in all categories, including CNC programming. In…
Embracing Diversity at Mastercam
This Pride Month, all of us at Mastercam remember the past while planning for the future. We honor the activists of the Stonewall Uprising in June 1969, while we celebrate the exceptional members of the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and more) community we work with. Additionally, we reflect on our own policies, processes, and procedures with a lens focused on ensuring…
Mastercam Probing Free for Educational Use
We've recently received several inquiries about the availability of Mastercam Probing for educational use. The answer is yes, it is free! With Mastercam Probing we also want to give students and educators an opportunity to enhance their understanding and skills in precision machining - and to gain hands-on experience with professional-grade probing software. Getting started is simple: Download the latest version of Mastercam Probing from…
SkillsUSA Participation Grows in the South
Industry and Education Partnerships Drive higher participation in Southern SkillsUSA Competition The Southern region of the U.S. is better known for its vacation destinations and cuisine than for being a manufacturing hot spot. A recent uptick in defense, automotive, aerospace, and space exploration manufacturing has put a renewed focus on industry in the south. Employment numbers, however, have not followed suit. A 2021 study from…
SkillsUSA in the Midwest
At every SkillsUSA state conference in the US, there’s a general buzz – whirring, buzzing, pounding and conversation. At the Ohio SkillsUSA competition, amid the energetic din, there’s a large square full of students that’s nearly silent. This area of quiet, intense focus is the CNC programming competition area. In most other states, there is some machining component to competition day, but space restrictions meant…
Best of the West
Mastercam Representatives support SkillsUSA participants in Western states As they gear up for the upcoming 2024 SkillsUSA National championship in Atlanta, competitors are inspired by this year’s contest theme—"SkillsUSA: No Limits.” Across the nation, Mastercam and its Mastercam Representative network are joining forces with SkillsUSA to help prepare the next generation of programmers and machinists. In the West, CAD/CAM CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. (CCCS), San Diego,…
Mastercam and SkillsUSA Tackle Skilled Workforce Shortage Head-On
For more than 25 years, Mastercam has partnered with SkillsUSA to provide technology, support, and resources to ensure every SkillsUSA participant is learning the cutting-edge skills they’ll need to succeed. The partnership is no accident. Mastercam’s mission is to create software and services that solve the world’s manufacturing challenges, and one of the world’s biggest manufacturing challenges is a lack of skilled workers. Partnering with…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
More than one in four Americans have a disability, according to the CDC. The most common disabilities are visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive impairments. Each affects a person’s relationship with technology. Taken as a whole, this means that over a quarter of Americans face some sort of obstacle when interacting with common communication and information technologies. The US is currently a leader in accessibility legislation.…
Customer Profile: Greg Williams, Stainless Fittings Group
Greg Williams is the CNC Supervisor at Stainless Fittings Group (SFG), Traveler’s Rest, SC, a subsidiary of Texas Pipe & Supply, Houston, TX. Williams has been a machinist for 30 years, 6 of which have been spent at SFG. Recently, we chatted with him about his three decades in manufacturing and what led him to this field. Why manufacturing? Why did you choose it? I…
Explore Fundamental Courses on Mastercam University!
At Mastercam, we are continually looking to improve our user experience. Users will now find that Mastercam University features better content structure, more video-based content, and improved local language support. Read below to discover new features on Mastercam University, as well as what courses you can start taking today! What is Mastercam University? Mastercam University offers 24/7 access to fully online training. The courses are…