The Kipware BLOG

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 […]

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 […]

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 Kipware® SketchPad Release – Enhanced Cutter Comp Controls for Turning

Version 12.1.0 of the Kipware® SketchPad has been released and includes enhanced cutter compensation controls for turning. In some model Fanuc controls, errors can be generated when G41 / G42 commands are included inside a canned cycle contour profile. To assist user that need to employ cutter comp commands outside the canned cycle contour … […]

New Conversational 3D Menu for KipwareM® [ Tapered Straight Edge ]

We are always following up on user requests. Our conversational 3D menus for KipwareM® have truly been a game changer for a lot of our clients … allowing them to create G code programs to machine “standard” 3D shapes like cones, troughs, curved surfaces, tapered holes, edges with radii and more … without having to […]

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. […]