CNC Software Inc., Tolland, Connecticut, announced that its flagship software, Mastercam, was the first CAD/CAM software to reach 250,000 installations worldwide. The 250,000th seat was purchased by Stangl & Co. Prӓzisionstechnik GmbH, a division of Stangl & Kutzer Group, a precisions manufacturing company in Germany.
This announcement celebrates CNC Software’s global community of Mastercam Resellers, users, and the world’s largest community for CAM support, service and expertise. With more shops using Mastercam than any other system, and more people choosing to learn Mastercam to secure their futures in manufacturing, this comprehensive reach is vital to future success.
“This milestone demonstrates our total dedication to the needs of machine shops and the manufacturing industry. Our focus is always to provide the best CAD/CAM software, service, and support available to serve the needs of both the industrial and educational markets. Reaching our 250,000th installation shows the strength of Mastercam as a user-friendly platform to achieve speed, efficiency, and innovation in manufacturing now and long into the future,” says Meghan West, president and CEO of CNC Software, Inc.
Stangl & Co. uses high-level innovation in technology and manufacturing to make custom, precision parts from prototype to series production for industries such as automotive, motorsports, electronics, aerospace, medical technology, tool and mold making. As an international service provider to the vehicle industry, the company develops, constructs and manufactures working prototypes and future-oriented vehicles with lightweight, carbon structures and electric drive, including the Roding Roadster, a top-class sports car requiring highly precise manufacturing.
“Mastercam is a high-performance CAM system that fully meets our various requirements, especially in 5-axis milling,” explains Stefan Kulzer, managing director of Stangl & Co. “Mastercam delivers a broad range of solutions for different types of machining, with excellent price vs. performance compared to the other CAM systems. And, InterCAM’s 25-year partnership with CNC Software and loyalty to their customers is the best proof of the Mastercam CAM system,” he adds.
Andreas Stute, managing director of InterCAM-Deutschland GmbH, representing Mastercam in Germany, lauds the accomplishment and the fact that the 250,000th installation was purchased by Roding Automotive.
“This is a reason to be doubly pleased. On one hand, we reached the 250,000th installation with a considerable lead over our competitors, which shows our technological advantage. And on the other hand, it’s a great feeling to see this specific license go to a German company who we will get to work with as they expand their already impressive offerings.”
Looking ahead from this achievement, Mastercam is positioned to remain the leading CAD/CAM software used by global, industrial leaders as well as small regional shops, educational institutions, and everything in between.
“For us, 250,000 installations isn’t the end,” Stute says, “it’s the beginning. It motivates us to continue offering the best solution with the best service. We’re already looking ahead to our next target and look forward to forging many more long-term and successful partnerships with shops.”
Related Glossary Terms
- computer numerical control ( CNC)
computer numerical control ( CNC)
Microprocessor-based controller dedicated to a machine tool that permits the creation or modification of parts. Programmed numerical control activates the machine’s servos and spindle drives and controls the various machining operations. See DNC, direct numerical control; NC, numerical control.
- computer-aided manufacturing ( CAM)
computer-aided manufacturing ( CAM)
Use of computers to control machining and manufacturing processes.
- gang cutting ( milling)
gang cutting ( milling)
Machining with several cutters mounted on a single arbor, generally for simultaneous cutting.
- milling
milling
Machining operation in which metal or other material is removed by applying power to a rotating cutter. In vertical milling, the cutting tool is mounted vertically on the spindle. In horizontal milling, the cutting tool is mounted horizontally, either directly on the spindle or on an arbor. Horizontal milling is further broken down into conventional milling, where the cutter rotates opposite the direction of feed, or “up” into the workpiece; and climb milling, where the cutter rotates in the direction of feed, or “down” into the workpiece. Milling operations include plane or surface milling, endmilling, facemilling, angle milling, form milling and profiling.
