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Competitions

Mastercam sponsors and supports numerous competitions to give students and professionals opportunities to learn skills and earn prizes using CAD/CAM.

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Mastercam is a Global Partner of WorldSkills, a worldwide movement that is changing the lives of young people by creating opportunities and connecting societies.

We proudly sponsor the CNC Turning and CNC Milling competitions.

sae international

SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International has a charitable arm, the SAE Foundation, that supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series.

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The Mars Society Rover Challenge Series are annually held collegiate-level robotics competitions with a focus on designing robots for the next generation of Mars exploration. The Mars Society is the world’s largest and most influential space advocacy organization dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars.

High schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) is a STEM outreach effort to bring students new educational experiences with NASA projects. Mastercam is a proud CAM sponsor of the HUNCH program

Other Competitions

Project MFG

Project MFG is a catalyst that helps elevate the next generation of highly skilled trade professionals by changing mindsets, fostering community preparedness and challenging how the critical skills needed to succeed in modern advanced manufacturing are taught.

FIRST Robotics Competition

The mission of FIRST® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. Mastercam is a proud CAM sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition.

National Robotics League

The mission of the National Robotics League (NRL) is to provide exciting, hands-on experiential STEM learning experiences through business/education partnerships that will spark interest and build the current and future workforce needed by the manufacturing industry.

SkillsUSA

We are a proud CAM sponsor of SkillsUSA. The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.

Robotics Education & Competition (REC)

The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation aims to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, affordable, and sustainable robotics engineering programs.

Alliance for Working Together (AWT)

The Alliance for Working Together Foundation works to address the need for skilled workers and promotes rewarding manufacturing careers in Northeast Ohio. This nonprofit organization hosts JuniorBots, a middle school combat robot competition and RoboBots, a high school combat robot competition. Participating students design, machine, and modify their own robots. Mastercam is pleased to support these competitors and the efforts of the AWT Foundation.