Just as the title says - how'd you first make your stake as a CMM programmer?
For me it was when a recruiter on LinkedIn randomly reached out to me asking if I was interested in being a Metrologist for an international company while I was working as a Quality Inspector at a job shop in 2020, just before the pandemic. I knew nothing about Metrology/CMM programming until I blew the technical portion of the interview process and got hired anyway haha! Ended up being mentored by a professional for 2 years before moving onto a specialized CMM programming gig at another company in 2022.
I figured - as it seems like a lot of us got on-the-job training for CMM programming, you guys/gals must have some interesting stories to share about how you got to where you are now, as CMM programmers.
1997 on an old Numerex Manual machine running Virtual DMIS. Then in 2008, the company went out a bought a Xcel running PC-DMIS 4.3, been programming ever since, along with Quality Engineer role, along with PC-DMIS training and programming as a side job.
1997 on an old Numerex Manual machine running Virtual DMIS. Then in 2008, the company went out a bought a Xcel running PC-DMIS 4.3, been programming ever since, along with Quality Engineer role, along with PC-DMIS training and programming as a side job.