True Conversational Programming for a Tormach CNC Mill and Lathe [ Kipware Conversational CAM for Tormach ]
Did you know that KipwareM® and KipwareT® will allow you to program your Tormach PCNC Mill and / or Slant-Pro Lathe completely conversationally? It’s true. KipwareM® (milling) and KipwareT® (turning) are 100% compatible for programming your Tormach mill or slant-pro lathe RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX !! No “post processor” or anything additional is required. […]
New Fusion360 Pricing … Here We Go !! [ If you’re not designing, DUMP the CAD … KEEP the CAM with Kipware ]
As of this writing … end of September 2018 … the eventual has become the norm. We all knew this would happen … and the constant uptick of pricing has begun for Fusion 360 users. An announcement has just been made the pricing level of Fusion 360 for the will jump from $310 to $495 […]
New Drill Nibbling Menu Released in KipwareM® [Plunge Milling Means Decreased Machining Time]
Have you ever had to machine a slot but didn’t want to mill the slot out completely with an end mill? Looking for a quicker way to remove material from slots or other linear type patterns? We just completed what we call a new “drill nibbling” or what others might call a “plunge milling” conversational […]
Kipware and a Customer Success Story [Kentech’s CNC Consulting in Action]
We love success. Do you love success? Who doesn’t love success? This article is about one of those successes we can all appreciate. It as much a success story about Kipware® software … as Kentech Inc.’s product support … as personal triumph on display because of hard work and determination. Here’s the story … as […]
Don’t Be Afraid of 5 Axis CNC Programming [Conversational 5 Axis Programming with KipwareM]
5 axis CNC machining is quickly becoming all the rage as it’s benefits become more and more apparent. The real problem though is everyone thinks that 5 axis programming is only meant for complex, multi-axis workpieces. But that is very far from the actual truth. Well let’s back up and start with some facts. There […]
The Story of Kipware® [Why we created our REAL WORLD CNC Software]
Our story ( really my story ) is most likely very close to your story. Started out as a machinist … working on the shop floor running manual machinery … lathes, millers, grinders, planers … basically any machine tool you can imagine. Worked up to Class “A” Machinist … Tool & Die maker … working […]
Customer Supplied CAD Drawings [The Truth No One Talks About]
All the rage today is “my customer supplies the CAD drawing” or “my customer supplies the model”. Great … just use your CAD/CAM software to make a G code program from that. RIGHT ???? WRONG !!!! CAD/CAM USERS BEWARE !! The “TRUTH” that no one ever talks about is that more and more … due […]
Kipware® Companion Programs – The Hidden Gems
A purchase of our Kipware® CONVERSATIONAL programming software is a purchase of SO MUCH more than just a G code generating system … although that in itself is a hell-of-a-buy !! After living and working on the shop floor for 30+ years … we know that programming is more than just generating the cutting program. […]
New KentechInc.com Website Launched
With an internet based business … your website is your company. It is your “brick and mortar store”. So it’s gotta be good !! Kentech Inc. has been business since 1986 … and launched the first version of www.KentechInc.com around 1989. Since then it has gone through quite a few versions as we try to […]
Fusion 360 [ and Why CAD/CAM Companies JUST DON’T GET IT !! ]
CAD/CAM companies and developers JUST DON’T GET IT !! If you are a machinist and / or job shop CNC programmer … this article is for YOU !! Let’s start at the beginning … CAD/CAM was originally designed “back in the day” for the design and manufacture of COMPLEX aircraft components. And for that complex […]
