New KipwareT® Release – Simple Turn & Simple Bore Menus
We have received requests from our KipwareT® users for a quick, down-and-dirty menu to help create G code to machine very simple one diameter OD or ID bore with chamfers or radii on the corners. Although our current SIMPLE TURNING and SIMPLE BORING menus can easily handle from one to an unlimited number of diameters […]
New KipwareT® Release – Pulley Groove / Undercut Turning Option
Kentech Inc. announces the release of Version 23.3.0 of KipwareT® – Conversational CNC Programming Software for Turning. Included in this release is a new and powerful turning option for our OD PULLEY GROOVE Menu making it easier to create more efficient G code for shapes like the image below : We have always had the […]
New KipwareM® Release – Helical Mill and Thread Mill EASILY in Multiple Locations
We have received numerous requests from our clients to enhance some of our milling menus to EASILY accommodate for operations like OD and ID THREAD MILLING and OD and ID HELICAL MILLING to be performed in multiple locations. Currently the user can create one cycle … then copy that cycle and change the X/Y locations […]
New KipwareM® Release – Tapered Trough 3D Menu
KipwareM® is the only conversational CNC programming software on the market that gives users the ability to create standard 3D shapes through the use of conversational, fill-in-the-blanks menus. As illustrated below, the KipwareM® 3D options include : Tapered Cone Tapered Hole Tapered Square / Rectangular Boss Tapered Square / Rectangular Pocket Horizontal & Vertical Troughs […]
New Kipware® SketchPad Release – Enhanced Cutter Comp Controls for Turning
Version 12.1.0 of the Kipware® SketchPad has been released and includes enhanced cutter compensation controls for turning. In some model Fanuc controls, errors can be generated when G41 / G42 commands are included inside a canned cycle contour profile. To assist user that need to employ cutter comp commands outside the canned cycle contour … […]
New KipwareM® Release : O.D. Boss Contouring Menu
Kentech Inc. recently released version 20.0.0 of our KipwareM® – Conversational CNC Programming CAM for Milling. This new release includes a new contouring menu for O.D. square / rectangular bosses. The new menu allows the user to describe any chamfer, at any angle, or any radius on any corner of the boss. The chamfers / […]
New KipwareT® Release – Auto-Tool List Generation
We are pleased to announce the release of our auto-tool list creation feature for KipwareT® – Conversational CNC Programming Software for Turning. As the name describes, this feature will create a tool list for tools used in the currently developed program and includes for every tool in the program : Tool # Offset # User’s […]
Covid-19 … CNC Machine Shops … and Kipware®
I think we have all heard this more than enough … “these are unprecedented times,” We all know it … because we are all living it. Unfortunately. First off … we salute everyone for their efforts from staying at home to social distancing to the most needed front line workers. You have our gratitude for […]
New Release – Mutli Sided Conversational Menu for Pentagons, Octagons … any -OGONS !!
While performing an online demonstration the other day, a client asked if KipwareM® had a menu to perform multi sided milling of shapes other than a hex. Of course, the hex shape is a standard feature. KipwareM® can also mill square, rectangular and round bosses using the conversational menus and non standard shapes through the […]
New Release : Unlimited Grooving Options in Conversational OD ID Grooving Profiles [ Conversational CNC CAM for Turning ]
Creating corner chamfers and radii on OD or ID grooves can be a challenge. Whether programming these profiles manually or through a complex CAD/CAM package … hitting the correct dimensions and tolerances is a tough task. That’s why we have invested considerable time, effort and testing in the newest feature of our KipwareT® – Conversational […]
