Eric Gerval, who has led GO2cam as CEO for the past ten years and spent 30 years in the CAM industry overall, introduced a company with 15 years of history and a very clear focus: developing CAD/CAM — and above all CAM — software for small job shops and subcontractors in the mechanical industry.
Based in Lyon, France, GO2cam specialises in prismatic machining, covering lathe, mill-turn, and five-axis positioning (sometimes simultaneous) — the kind of everyday production challenges its customers face when they need to get parts out the door.
Eric reflected on how the industry itself is shifting. Productivity and handling new types of machines are constants, but what has really changed is the population operating the machines. Where CNC operators once spent their entire career on the same craft, today's users often arrive from very different paths — including dental technicians who learned how to make a tooth, not how to write toolpaths, but now rely on CAM software every day. Serving these varied profiles is, in Eric's words, "a nice experience."
Two years ago, GO2cam unified its product line under a single brand. The catalog now spans GO2cam for production, GO2cam for dental, GO2cam for designers, and GO2cam for operators — a streamlined version of the metal CAM software tailored specifically to machine operators on the shop floor.
Like most modern CAD/CAM editors, GO2cam doesn't build 100% of its technology in-house. The company relies on specialist providers for CAD, simulation, and specific toolpaths — and turned to Spatial for its CAD interfaces two to three years ago after deciding to change providers. Eric hinted that this scope will likely grow, pointing to areas such as robotics where both companies have complementary products.
What tipped the decision toward Spatial wasn't a feature checklist. "The reason why we chose Spatial is that we share a common vision," Eric explained — a shared reading of where the industry is heading and what problems really matter to customers. For a component that sits embedded deep inside GO2cam's software, a simple supplier relationship wouldn't work: the two teams need to share problems, align on roadmaps, and sometimes co-develop features that don't yet exist.
Eric was particularly appreciative of Spatial's responsiveness. Beyond a smooth commercial relationship, the technical teams treated GO2cam's requests as priorities — turning an agreement signed in August into a product delivered to end customers by March. "It was done because Spatial staff were listening to us and dealing with our problems."
His verdict on the partnership? "It's smooth. It is exciting" — with the promise that, together, the two teams will keep combining their technologies to deliver joint solutions to shared customers.
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