Registration is FREE! There is no cost to schools or students!
All necessary materials will be provided by Project MFG.
Individual High-School Level Competition (3 students per school)
(Students must NOT be registered for the Advanced Manufacturing Series)
Please review this season’s Playbook below for the 2025-26 season rules and eligibility requirements.
Contact Project MFG for questions about the upcoming season!
email: competitions@projectmfg.com
Mastercam is pleased to offer support to students competing in Project MFG competitions. Students participating in Project MFG competitions are eligible for free software and support to assist with competition preparations.
National Machining League is a high-school level individual competition testing CNC Machining skills up to 3-axis surfacing. Schools can submit up to 3 students to individually compete and challenge each student’s ability to think critically, manage resources, and demonstrate skill and competency in machining.
This competition consists of a qualifying round project where the top individuals will be invited to compete in a National Championship for a chance to win $10,000!
Project MFG Competitions are based on the design, manufacturing, assembly, and testing of a “product” through a competition platform in which individual students compete against one another to complete a trade project.
The National Machining League Competition Playbook
outlines the following:
Qualifying Round: The Qualifying round of the National Machining League is hosted remotely at the student’s school and facilitated by their instructor.
Starting the first week of October, Project MFG will ship out NML project kits to instructors at their school. Projects will be completed December 12, 2025.
No later than December 17th student projects will be sent to Haas certified judging centers. Locations and postage to be provided.
National Machining League competitors will be invited to a project juding event at a local certified Haas center. The Haas certified judging centers will be assigned based on proximity to competitor’s school.
The top 16 competitors in the nation will be named and invited to participate in the National Championship in March with no cost to the school.
National Championship: Top National Machining League competitors will be invited to compete in a live, in-person competition at the National Championship with no cost to the school.
The top National Machining League competitors are eligible to win $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place, and $2,500 for third place!
If you have any questions email competitions@projectmfg.com
or call (816) 200-2610 during regular business hours of 8:00am-5:00pm U.S. central time.
