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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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  • Worked at an aerospace titanium supplier as a quality inspector (one of many positions held there) and a forging was rejected due to pitting after some machining had been performed. It blew my mind seeing those beautiful machining marks and couldn't believe something existed that was strong enough to cut something as hard as titanium. Found out what a mill was after that. Applied at a local mom and pop machine shop as a delivery driver with intentions of being a mill man, first got placed in inspection to learn to measure and read prints... I stayed in inspection as I felt like you saw more action. We had a manual Numerex running QC5000, great little software! Moved on to a company with a CMM with motors on it and did that for a couple years. Started back in 2012.
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  • Worked at an aerospace titanium supplier as a quality inspector (one of many positions held there) and a forging was rejected due to pitting after some machining had been performed. It blew my mind seeing those beautiful machining marks and couldn't believe something existed that was strong enough to cut something as hard as titanium. Found out what a mill was after that. Applied at a local mom and pop machine shop as a delivery driver with intentions of being a mill man, first got placed in inspection to learn to measure and read prints... I stayed in inspection as I felt like you saw more action. We had a manual Numerex running QC5000, great little software! Moved on to a company with a CMM with motors on it and did that for a couple years. Started back in 2012.
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