Jetcam set to celebrate 25 years

Established in 1986, in Australia, the company now claims over 7,000 licenses spanning 70 countries. It relocated to Germany in 1990 and with several machine tool manufacturers selecting to bundle the product with their machines, the company grew rapidly and subsequently relocated to the South of France in 1993. In 1999, JETCAM floated on the London AIM Stock Exchange and acquired UK software developer Camtek Ltd. However, the dotcom bubble burst the following year, affecting all technology stocks, regardless of individual company performance, and Jetcam returned to private ownership in 2005. The following year, Jetcam sold Camtek to Vero Software Ltd to invest in further internal growth, and has concentrated on its core product range ever since. The product range covers CADCAM, nesting, DNC and a new orders, materials and nest management suite serving the aerospace and sheet metal fabrications industries. Despite the recession, 2010 saw significant growth for the company, it is said. The company's dealer network continues to grow, with new locations including the Lebanon, Syria, Japan and Korea, while the recently opened Jetcam Italia s.r.l. office is now reportedly one of the company's strongest selling distributors. Ivan Stern, CEO of Jetcam International s.a.r.l, said: "Since the foundation of Jetcam, I am continually surprised by the innovative ways that customers use our products. We are well aware that automation is a key to continuity for majority of our existing and potential users and are working hard to provide it in all areas of CNC nesting and CNC program generation that JETCAM software covers."