Are YOU an ELITE CNC Programmer? Let's dive in.
With the overuse of CAD/CAM in today’s shop … users creating cutting programs using CAD/CAM widely consider themselves to be “CNC programmers”. The TRUTH is that the end result of “programming” with CAD/CAM is … wait for it … G code.
All CNC’s need G code … in one format or another … to make the machine do the cutting. NO EXCEPTIONS … NO ARGUMENTS.
And … if you don’t know it … don’t understand it … don’t know how to read it … you are just a CAD/CAM OPERATOR. Take away your computer … take away your CAD/CAM … you are NOTHING … USELESS.
The comparison we often use is … Your CNC programmer needs to be like an airline pilot. Sure the pilot use auto-pilot to fly the plane … but he could fly it manually if required. Sure your CAD/CAM “guy” can create G code with CAD/CAM … but can he do it manually?
Knowing G code is ESSENTIAL !!
Creating G code manually form scratch is a big ask and a big time waster … so having CAM to create the “base” G code is great. But you must have the ability to read it … understand it … and be able to tweak and adjust it is ESSENTIAL to being a REAL CNC programmer.
On the shop floor … in the real world … for example … changing the size of a chamfer requires the ability to read and understand G code. Having to go back to the CAM system to re-post G code to adjust the chamfer is ridiculous. Changing the depth of a drilling cycle or the amount of each peck … you’re not going to re-post for that !!
Kipware CONVERSATIONAL Advanced CAM can help teach you G code.
Kipware Conversational Advanced CAM is a great teacher for those wanting to learn and understand G code. Using fill-in-the-blank forms users input their machining strategy for a particular shape. Kipware automatically creates the G code … and user can easily review the G code … plot the code line by line … and see how their simple inputs create and effect the G code output. The best part is you can be making parts … machining … while you are learning.
Knowing G Code Inside and Out Makes You An ELITE CNC Programmer
Armed with the FULL knowledge of G Code you can now call yourself an ELITE CNC programmer. You can step onto any shop floor with confidence and power. Even though the G code format may change with different CNC’s and different controls … you will know the basic strategy of G code and understand the concept of how it works. A G71 cycle on a Fanuc and a G83 cycle on an Okuma … different coding (easy to learn the differences) but the same strategy.
Kipware Conversion Software … Essential TOOLS for the ELITE CNC Programmer
Also, armed with the full knowledge of G code … users can use the powerful, innovative and pioneering Kipware G CODE CONVERSION software to :
- Create G Code
- Automate editing G code
- Automate the conversion of G code from one format to another
Easily, quickly and automatically convert G code from one format to another allowing your created G code to function on a different CNC with a different CNC control. NO RE-POSTING … NO RE-PROGRAMMING … NO EXPENSIVE DOWNTIME !!
Kipware software are tools for the REAL WORLD. Developed and Created BY real machinists … FOR real machinists.
Since 1986 … Kentech Inc. has been creating REAL WORLD CNC and machine shop software for machining cycletime estimating … cost estimating … quoting … CNC machining … and G code conversion. That’s over 40 years of experience … feedback converted to upgrades … and proven-in-the-trenches results !!
If you want to be a true ELITE CNC PROGRAMMER … take a trip over to www.KIPWARE.com or www.KENTECHINC.com and explore the KIPWARE tools to make it happen.
Kenney Skonieczny – President
Kentech Inc.
