Why You Need CycleTime Estimating Software?
The phrase "That should take us about .......... 3 minutes to machine." ... is costing you money.
Not calculating your machining cycletime, no matter what cost estimating software you are using, is still GUESSTIMATING ... and is still producing incorrect cost estimates that are costing you money.
KipwareCYC® is a real world, proven-in-the-trenches cycletime estimating package that will make an immediate, positive impact on your shop's bottom line. KipwareCYC® was developed in-the-trenches, on the shop floor, in a metalworking shop, by an actual machinist. It was further honed by a Manufacturing Engineer performing cycletime estimates in a high volume, production manufacturing environment ... where profit was made or lost every day with those estimates. Since 1990, our cycletime estimating technology along with our KipwareQTE® quoting and estimating software has been assisting all size manufacturers not only win more work, but more profitable work!
Using easily built and edited databases for machine specifications, material cutting parameters and sawing parameters, KipwareCYC® allows you to quickly step through the workpiece machining operations one by one.
After selecting the Machine and Material from the database via a drop down menu and then selecting the main machining operations and sub operations the user can also input other pertinent applicable data such as handling time, work or tool diameter, flute number or length of cut of tool. Calculations are then completed automatically including cutting parameters such as RPM, feedrate and in-the-cut time as well as machine specific times such as tool change, rapid time, index time, etc. In this way KipwareCYC® produces an accurate, conclusive cycle time estimate for every job quote you do.