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What is Mastercam Certification™?
The Mastercam Certification program is a rigorous set of practical tests that recognizes a programmer’s knowledge and ability to work effectively with Mastercam CAM software, overcome common issues facing today’s shops, and produce high quality finished parts. It sets the bar to a high standard and ensures that only the very best programmers become Mastercam Certified.
Benefits of Mastercam Certification
- Benefits to the end-user – Programmers and machinists completing the Mastercam Certification program carry with them a useful means of quickly proving and validating their Mastercam skills in an increasingly demanding industry.
- Benefits to the employer – By hiring Mastercam Certified employees you are guaranteed to get the level of experience and expertise that you demand. Hire with confidence in knowing that your new employee has the skills that it takes to get the job done right.
Contact Services Four Automation for more information on this powerful tool.
Achieving Certified Programmer Mill (CPgmM) status means you have passed rigorous tests showing the depth and breadth of your CNC knowledge. CPgmM certification proves your ability to program and cut quality parts.
"I have been in the trade for thirty-nine years, and have used Mastercam for the last ten years. Using Mastercam has helped me do very complex machining that I used to only be able to just dream of doing. I currently program, set up, and run a 5-axis milling machine to build complex prototype parts for the defense industry. I had my skills formally documented through the Mastercam Certification program to demonstrate to my company and to our customers the level of proficiency that I have achieved."
Jackie D. Edwards
Toolmaker
Kansas City, Missouri
Must complete one of the following prerequisites to take either exam:
- Services Four Automation's Basic and Intermediate Mill or Basic Lathe Training courses
- Complete the Mastercam University Mill Design & Toolpaths or Lathe Design & Toolpaths
CPgmM Test (Certified Programmer for Mill) $500 USD
Geared to 2D machining. The certification test part will be programmed on all six sides. The applicant will be required to generate all the necessary geometry from a shop drawing. Generate a G-code program all six sides with six unique names and all of the necessary setup information. This is a timed test.
CPgmT Test (Certified Programmer for Turning) $500 USD
Geared to turning The applicant will be required to generate all the necessary geometry from a shop drawing. Generate a G-code program to cut the part including some basic live tooling operations. All support setup information must also be created within the designated timed test.
Example of what the exam applicant will be required to:
1. Create a 3D or turning wireframe within 2 hours.
- Applicant is to receive no instructions from anyone but the Test Administrator while performing this exercise.
- Create the part to a complete 3D wireframe by any means possible using Mastercam software.
- Importing any geometry is not allowed
2. Create a CNC program and support information for each setup within 2.5 hours
- Each setup should be referenced from Upper Left Hand Corner.
- Mastercam Backplot report time not to exceed 15 minutes.
- Each setup must have a distinct “Toolpath Group” and group name in the operations manager and must have unique NC filename name.
- Each setup should machine the previous STL file from Verify (one file per plane).
- Setup sheet and tool list for each setup.
- The applicant must engrave both their last name and the test site on a face of the part.
- Surface finish 63 rms.
- Depth of all holes are dimensioned to full diameter.
- STL compare all programs to solid within tolerance -+.005.
- Zip2Gofile that includes all options
A prep kit is available to help you quickly review what you'll need to know for the certification test. This kit, either Mill or Lathe, $249 for the Online Version, and includes the following tools: Note: The Certification Test is a separate item, see above. Please call Services Four Automation for more information or to order 978-728-0009
Online version
Available at MastercamU.com
Mill Design & Toolpaths (online) $249 USD
Includes:
- 12-week subscription
(Mastercam X Demo is available for download from www.MastercamU.com)
Lathe Design & Toolpaths (online) $249 USD
Includes:
- 12-week subscription
(Mastercam X Demo is available for download from www.MastercamU.com)
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