How Did You Get Into CMM Programming?

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.

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JEFMAN over 1 year ago

What is a rotary? I'm not familiar with that term.

I haven't heard of Johansson brand CMMs. Is that the same company that made gage blocks a thing?

I like how your boss went from an old manual machine right to a machine with an SP600. What a step up! You must have really convinced them that a CMM was a good investment.

I use "rotary" to say rotary table. The exact name of lever comparator is "lever-type dial test indicators". The part is centered on the rotary table, and you can measure displacements on the indicator, then calculate some dimensions with least squares on Excel.

Yes, Johansson is the same company than gages blocks (Carl Edvard Johansson). There were some good inovations there, like absolute scales. Hexagon bought this company, and close it...
A very good member of this forum ( AndersI ) worked there. He is retired, now, but fixed a lot of threads here !
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JEFMAN over 1 year ago

What is a rotary? I'm not familiar with that term.

I haven't heard of Johansson brand CMMs. Is that the same company that made gage blocks a thing?

I like how your boss went from an old manual machine right to a machine with an SP600. What a step up! You must have really convinced them that a CMM was a good investment.

I use "rotary" to say rotary table. The exact name of lever comparator is "lever-type dial test indicators". The part is centered on the rotary table, and you can measure displacements on the indicator, then calculate some dimensions with least squares on Excel.

Yes, Johansson is the same company than gages blocks (Carl Edvard Johansson). There were some good inovations there, like absolute scales. Hexagon bought this company, and close it...
A very good member of this forum ( AndersI ) worked there. He is retired, now, but fixed a lot of threads here !
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