Cycletime Estimating for MULTI-SPINDLE and SWISS Type CNC
If you’re estimating #cnc #machining cycletime for #SWISS type machines … you owe it to yourself to take a look at the GHOSTING feature inside of KipwareCYC® from Kentech Inc.. . This short video illustrates the features, ease of use and power of this feature … for more, you can explore all the features of […]
Kipware Software – The FASTEST ROI (Return on Investment) in the MACHINING INDUSTRY
In today’s “trump economy”, every CNC machine shop is feeling the pinch. From higher material costs to the ever widening skills gap, “trump’s economy” has caused havoc in the industry. Now more than ever, it is imperative that when buying tools for your shop, you see a fast retun on investment (ROI) to recoup your […]
The 3 Biggest Obstacles Facing Machine Shops Today – And How KIPWARE® Solves Them All
Machine shops today face THREE major challenges, driven by technological advancements, market pressures, and labor dynamics.This article lays them out clearly … and gives you the good news of how KIPWARE® software can help solve them all. Let’s dive in !! 1. Skilled Labor Shortage Problem: There is a shortage of skilled CNC programmers and […]
NEW RELEASE : Features for Swiss / Multi-Spindle / Multi-Turret for Machining Cycletime Estimating
Version 11.0.0 of KipwareCYC® – Machining Cycletime Estimating Software has been released. This upgrade includes a new feature called GHOSTING for estimating machining times on swiss machines as well as multi-spindle and multi-turret CNC turning centers. How Does It Work? To utlize this new features users create times in KipwareCYC® for all operations required 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 […]
New Reporting features Released for KipwareCRM® – MRP / ERP Cost Review Module for KipwareQTE®
We continue to improve and innovate our KipwareCRM® – Cost Review Module for our KipwareQTE® – Machine Shop Job Costing and Estimating Software. KipwareCRM® allows users to easily compare estimated costs vs. actual costs as related to quotes and estimates created with KipwareQTE®. After client suggestions and requests for enhanced reporting features … we are […]
INCH / METRIC Enhancements for KipwareCYC® – Machining Cycletime Estimating Software
Kentech Inc. is pleasesd to announce the release of Version 10.0.0 of our KipwareCYC® – Machining Cycletime Estimating Software. The first enhancement deals with the inclusion of separate INCH and METRIC databases for BOTH the cutting parameters database and machine specification database. Previously inch and metric settings were contained in a single database … but […]
New KipwareQTE® Release – Auto Quotation and Invoice Numbers
Version 17.0.0 of KipwareQTE® has been released as of 9/30/2020. This version now includes the ability to configure KipwareQTE® to use auto quotation numbers and auto invoice numbers when creating these two reports. In addition … the user can configure these values to be auto incremented whenever the software closes. The first to set up this feature […]
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 […]
Real World Machining Cycletime Estimating & Why It Matters
The phrase … the guess … “That should take us about 2 minutes to machine.” … is costing you money … plain and simple. I would say that most of our clients who request an online demonstration of our KipwareCYC® software answer the question “So how do you estimate your cycletime currently?” in a similar […]
