CAD/CAM Overkill is COSTING Your MONEY !!
LET’s GET REAL … Over reliance on complex #CADCAM is BLOWING UP your skills gap … keeping qualified people out of your everyday #Gcode generation … and slowing down your #machineshop output. Not every job requires complex #CADCAM nor CAD/CAM experience. Realizing this and adding #KIPWARE Conversational Advanced #CAM to your #CNC programming arsenal is […]
KipwareM® – Auto-Chamfering is a Game Changer !!
Chamfering holes, pockets, bosses or any other shape just got a ton easier and faster in KipwareM … Conversational Advanced #CAM for #CNCMilling. . Create chamfer defaults for feeds, speeds, depths, cutting conditions, and more … than generate auto #Gcode with a SINGLE BUTTON PUSH !! NO #CAD … NO drawing … NO G code […]
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 […]
New KipwareM® Release – AUTO CHAMFERING
Kentech Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Version 25.0.0 of KipwareM® – Conversational Advanced CAM for MILLING. This release includes the new AUTO CHAMFERING feature which allows users to create chamfering toolpaths for multiple types of shapes with just a single button push. Below is a in-depth video with more details : Here […]
There’s a NEW MEANING for the Acronym CAD/CAM …
The success of Kipware® conversational CNC programming software … conversational CAM … has meant a new meaning has been given to the acronym CAD/CAM. NO LONGER is creating a DRAWING the start point for CNC programming . In fact, NO LONGER is the entire CNC programming process driven by a drawing. Kipware® conversational has taken […]
The DUMBING DOWN of the CNC Machine Shop
Many people believe that the rise of CAD/CAM has also meant the dumbing down of the machine shop. CAD/CAM operators do not have to be chip making machinists … the only requirement is to know how to operate the CAD/CAM system. As result whatever method the CAD/CAM system comes up with is the method of […]
Why Using a CAD/CAM ONLY Model Puts Your CNC Programming at Risk
It may seem that your current CNC programming is comfortable with your CAD/CAM system and can “whip up” new G code in no time. But think about the long term … think about these points : Your CNC programming is at the mercy of your CAD/CAM system. You need to pay any monthly / yearly […]
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 / […]
KipwareXC® VS Re-Post VS Reposting
If you are in a real machine shop … with multiple CNC’s with multiple controls … you’ve run up against it. Control Incompatibility. The fact that G code formatted for one machine and control will not function on another machine with another control … and it causes havoc. G code has to either be re-posted […]
Product Review / Comparison : CAD/CAM vs. Kipware® Conversational [ Fusion 360 vs Kipware® Conversational ]
FACT : Using a CAD/CAM system to program the simpler, everyday workpieces is costing you money. FACT : CAD/CAM OVERKILL is real … and is costing shops in labor hours and dollars. FACT : CAD/CAM was NEVER designed to be a G code generating tool first and foremost … it is a design tool first […]
