Building the X-CARVE for KÄRV Woodworking
As mentioned in our previous post … we are in the process of creating and setting up a sister company to Kentech Inc. … called KÄRV. KÄRV will allow us to take our metalworking talents … along with the Kipware® software we designed and built at Kentech … to the woodworking stage as we create […]
We’re taking our talents to …
After 30+ years in the metalworking industry … we are about to expand our scope as I TAKE MY TALENTS TO … WOOD !! On October 22, 2016 … KÄRV was born !! Personally I have been dabbling in woodworking for quite a while and I felt the time had come to take it to the […]
Guidelines for Calculating Machine HOURLY RATE
We tout this fact all the time in our marketing … at Kentech Inc. we are MACHINISTS … we cut chips, we programmed, we ran shop floors for years … then we became software engineers and designers and built software products we saw were lacking during those years. What we refer to as Real World Machine Shop Software. […]
Custom CNC / Machine Shop Software Development
Since 1986 … over 30+ years … Kentech Inc. has been creating CNC and machine shop software applications to meet the challenges of manufacturing. From conversational CNC programming software … to quoting and estimating software … to our groundbreaking and innovative G code conversion software. Along the way … clients have frequently requested features to our […]
The U.S. Productivity Decline … and Your Shop?
The Wall Street Journal reports on 8/10/2016 that the longest slide in worker productivity since the late 1970’s is still haunting the US economy. “Nonfarm business productivity … the goods and services produced each hour by American workers … decreased at a .5% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the 2nd quarter as hours worked increased […]
PC Based Conversational vs Conversational CNC Controls
As the creators of the industry’s premier PC based conversational CNC programming software … Kipware® conversational … we hear the question quite often “Why should I consider your PC based conversational software over a CNC control with conversational built in?” It certainly is a valid question … and we would like to take this post […]
New Release – KipwareT® Ball Turning Menu
As we mentioned in our previous post … we are announcing the release of (3) new conversational menus for our KipwareT® – Conversational CNC Programming Software for Turning. The previous post … SEE HERE … outlined the new OD-tapered-radius groove … and this post we would like to outline and explore the new BALL turning […]
New Release – KipwareT® Conversational Tapered-Radius Groove
We are pleased to announce the release of (3) new features to our KipwareT® conversational CNC programming software for turning. We have released (3) new conversational menus … they are : O.D. Tapered Radius Groove – an OD groove with tapered sidewalls with a a blend radius in between. O.D. Radius Groove – an OD groove that does […]
Fadal to Okuma G Code Conversion Software
Kentech Inc. has been a pioneer and innovator in the world of G code conversion since 1986. And since that time we have received quite a few requests for a G code conversion application that can convert Fadal G code to Fanuc format. Althogh we do not have a specific hard-coded application for this conversion […]
Ground-Breaking Conversational 3D Programming In Action
In 2013 … Kentech Inc. released it’s ground-breaking and innovative 3D conversational programming for milling in KipwareM®. This release established Kipware® conversational as THE premier conversational CNC programming software … whether PC based on machine control based. This conversational 3D option IS THE ONLY CONVERSATIONAL 3D PROGRAMMING IN THE MARKET … IN THE WORLD !! […]
