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Machinist Tips and Tricks

This category contains a variety of machining and machinist tips and tricks derive from our 25+ years of real world chipmaking.

Why Use Cutter Compensation In Your CNC Programming ?

 The story has been circulating here about a support issue that was raised recently where a Kipware® conversational customer inquired about how to have KipwareT® output program coordinates using the tool center vs. using G41/G42 cutter compensation and the imaginary tool tip on the control. The conversation went something like this : Support Staff : …

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Shop Efficiency Series Part 5 : Multi-Function Tools

Multi-function tools have been around for quite a while but oftentimes are overlooked for a variety of reasons ranging from lack of understanding to shop inventory. But the truth is that in many situations, multi-function tools can be a key to reduced cycletime … more efficient machining … better workflow … and that ultimate prize …

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Shop Efficiency Series Part 4 : Re-Thinking Your HEIGHT OFFSET Strategy

As we have been stressing throughout this Shop Efficiency Series … keeping your spindle running and the green cycle light lit is one of the main keys to making money and profits. In Part 4 we’re going to shift our attention back to the VMC and HMC world and send out some thoughts regarding Tool …

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Shop Efficiency Series Part 1 : Cycletime VS Workholding

It’s the age old manufacturing quest … how to reduce the cycletime and machine parts faster. And although cycletime is a major factor in the making profits equation … concentrating too much on cycletime can sometimes make you miss the bigger problems … the bigger deficiencies in the shop … the bigger money wasting issues. …

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Kipware® software is one of the fastest growing brands in machine shops around the world because it solves REAL WORLD problems.

STOP the MADNESS …

 

CAD/CAM OVERKILL !!

CAD/CAM is ONLY ONE option for CNC programming.

 

WINNING UNPROFITABLE WORK !!

Stop Guesstimating and Start Estimating.

 

STOP CNC INCOMPATIBILITY !!

Let ALL your CNC’s operate seamlessly.