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Titans of CNC Academy, WorldSkills, Q. How is Mastercam working with is part of the Sandvik network, we have
MFG Day, FIRST Robotics, and our own and enabling newer technologies exposure to a wide variety of deep
Wildest Parts competition to make sure like IIoT, AI, ML and Industry manufacturing, tooling, and shop data that
Mastercam is seen in our schools. 4.0/5.0 tools within Mastercam? will help us better prepare shops for the
As far as addressing the skill gap We focus on where Mastercam can accept broader use of new technologies.
in the India and Middle East region, and output information and how that data
Mastercam India proudly promotes our can be used and coordinated elsewhere Q. With seemingly everything
software to academia, with a current in a shop’s process. Mastercam powers moving to digital interaction, what
presence at over 1,000 educational the machine tools, but that is just one part is the value of having people still
institutes across the country. of what a shop needs to do. Mastercam involved in business support?
In recent years Mastercam India have also provides a platform for the shop to At Mastercam, we view our global
partnered with Tata Technologies to do various things like metrology, robotics, network of specialists as not only support
help upgrade technology, curriculum, or digital tool management—all these in the business side of things but also as
and equipment across ITIs, Polytechnics pieces add to the growing connectivity of a partnership designed to help your shop
and Engineering Colleges & Universities Industry 4.0. work at its peak.
in the region. With the initial success of Large manufacturers have already In addition, we understand the critical
agreements with 4 state Governments, transitioned to smart manufacturing and role of strong, local support and service.
the consortium will be collectively Industry 4.0 over the last several years We are careful to ensure our local
upgrading close to 500 institutes, a third by expanding existing ERP/MES systems representatives are the experts in their
of which has already been deployed in with cloud-based technologies, data fields and can help Mastercam users get
the state of Karnataka. With over 3000 mining, analysis, and other enterprise- the most from the software tools they use.
bundled licenses of Mastercam, around wide systems. The level of potential In the South Asia and Middle East
20,000 highly skilled technicians will efficiency improvements and productivity perspective, our colleagues at Mastercam
step into the manufacturing industry job- gains is both wide and deep for CNC India have a wealth of experience in
ready and with Mastercam knowledge. programmers who have access to real- delivering and supporting CAM-centric
Overall, the initiative will see close time data from the machine tool. These solutions for close to 25 years. Mastercam
to 9,000 bundled licenses and close benefits can range from refining toolpath India employs sales and technical staff
to 75,000 individuals each year who strategies to generating cost analysis that are spread across the length and
will carry the latest manufacturing studies, monitoring machine and operator breadth of the region, who collectively
and CAM knowledge into the industry. performance, troubleshooting issues, or communicate in over 12 different
This will go a long way to filling the improving part setup and work holding languages and dialects. Mastercam
core manufacturing job vacancies in conditions. Improvements in any India Application
the country, providing opportunities one area can provide significant engineers are enriched
for entrepreneurship, and addressing benefits, while increases with CAM experience
positions abroad that require reliable, across each can result in far and have a common
certified, and knowledgeable greater value. goal to delight our
manufacturing professionals. Now that Mastercam customers.

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