KipwareT® – Conversational CAM for TURNING – New Release
Kentech Inc. is pleased to announce new menu additions for our LIVE TOOL option for KipwareT® – Conversational CNC Programming Software for TURNING … details are below. STRAIGHT SLOTTING This new menu allows for the creation of G code to mill a slot or series of slots along the Z axis. The slots can be […]
KipwareM® – Conversational CAM for MILLING – New Release
Version 23.0.0 of our KipwareM® – Conversational CNC Programming Software for MILLING has been released. This release includes a multi-location feature for easy repeating SQUARE / RECTANGULAR BOSS … O RING GROOVES … ROUND BOSS machining in mutliple locations using a single menu form. How does the multi locations meaning work? (1) Select the conversational […]
KipwareM® Conversational CAM for Milling – New Feature Release – Next Tool Look Ahead & T Call
Kentech Inc. has released Version 22.1.0 of our KipwareM® – Conversational CNC Programming Software for Milling. This release contains a new feature to enable the output of the next T command … referred to some time as pre-loading the next tool … when outputting G code. Pre-loading allows the next tool to index and be […]
Benefits of KIPWARE® Conversational CNC CAM vs. CAD/CAM
As we update steadly in this BLOG, there has been constantly growing interest in KIPWARE conversational CNC programming software as an alternative to traditional CAD/CAM systems. So much so that KIPWARE® is now the fastest growing brand of PC based conversational CAM in machine shops around the world. Clients are discovering that KIPWARE Conversational CNC […]
There’s a NEW MEANING for the Acronym CAD/CAM …
The success of Kipware® conversational CNC programming software … conversational CAM … has meant a new meaning has been given to the acronym CAD/CAM. NO LONGER is creating a DRAWING the start point for CNC programming . In fact, NO LONGER is the entire CNC programming process driven by a drawing. Kipware® conversational has taken […]
NEW RELEASE : Conversational 3D Programming for KipwareM® – 3D Conversational Hole Fillet Menu
Kentech Inc. and Kipware® conversational continue to show their innovative and pioneering spirit with the latest release for our conversational 3D option for KipwareM® – Conversational CAM / CNC Programming Software for MILLING. KipwareM® is the only application on the market that gives users the ability to create 3D G code for standard 3D shapes […]
Cutter Compensation – a CNC Programmers Best Friend – Best CNC Programming Practices
Many programmers shy away from cutter compensation … primarily because they have never taken the time to fully understand both it’s power nor how to use it properly. But the reality is that cutter comp is one of a programmers best friends. The most common reason goes something like this “It’s just as easy to […]
The State of Manufacturing in 2022 – And Why Manufacturing Should Never Be The Same
This article is SHORT and SWEET … TOTALLY TRUE … and illustrates a point that if heeded … and you should … can help all size manufacturers and machine shops move forward with speed and confidence. Let’s start with two main points : Today’s manufacturing is grappling with a multitude of issues … as listed […]
The DUMBING DOWN of the CNC Machine Shop
Many people believe that the rise of CAD/CAM has also meant the dumbing down of the machine shop. CAD/CAM operators do not have to be chip making machinists … the only requirement is to know how to operate the CAD/CAM system. As result whatever method the CAD/CAM system comes up with is the method of […]
Why Using a CAD/CAM ONLY Model Puts Your CNC Programming at Risk
It may seem that your current CNC programming is comfortable with your CAD/CAM system and can “whip up” new G code in no time. But think about the long term … think about these points : Your CNC programming is at the mercy of your CAD/CAM system. You need to pay any monthly / yearly […]
