SmartCAMcnc Opens Training Center in Oregon

SmartCAMcnc has opened a new instruction center for training CNC programmers to use its family of CAM software in milling, turning, fabrication and wire EDM applications. The new facility is located at the company's corporate headquarters in Springfield, Oregon.

Casey Baker, an applications engineer, will be the primary instructor for the SmartCAMcnc classes, which are scheduled to begin in early March 2016. Mr. Baker has over 30 years of experience with SmartCAM, and as a trainer in particular. He was hired in December 2015 to head the project and write the training curriculum after working for several years as a CNC programmer for a local manufacturer. 

“I've always enjoyed teaching SmartCAM users of every level, beginner to advanced,” Mr. Baker says. “The key for the trainee is SmartCAM's unique Toolpath Modeling, which treats each toolpath element as geometry, just like you would with your CAD data. Once that concept is understood, users quickly grasp the power that SmartCAM offers.”