Gridmaster Ltd. was established in 1980 and originally specialised in the
design & manufacture of Modular Workholding and Special Purpose Fixturing
for Machining Centres. This activity continues to the present day but the
administration and manufacture of their basic product, "The GRIDMASTER
SYSTEM", is now overseen by Grove Engineering (Bristol) Ltd.
Because of this background in Manufacturing Engineering, we
are able to add our considerable experience of practical manufacturing
techniques to the important skills of managing the processes that help to make
a manufacturing outfit efficient and therefore profitable.
We have recently become a re-seller in the UK for KENTEC INC products and we can offer installation advice, training and
support. The following is an extract from their web site.
"Since 1986, over 20 years, Kentech Inc.
has combined a unique blend of metal cutting, CNC, and machine shop
experience with computer programming skill to develop an array of
manufacturing software and machine shop software products for the
metalworking industry.
Our manufacturing software and machine shop
software products include business software for quoting, estimating,
machine shop scheduling and quotation tracking. Using our chip making and
CNC experience, we created the only true conversational CNC software
for programming that is PC based, our KipwareM® (milling),
KipwareT® (turning), KipwareEDM® (wire EDM) and KipwareJT®
(waterjet & plasma) packages. Realizing that all machines are not created
equal, we became the leader in G code text conversion software with our
ground breaking and unique KipwareXC® and CNC XChange
software packages that can convert one style and format of CNC programs
into any user defined style and format. Using our years of chipmaking,
real world shop floor experience, we created the innovative KipwareEDU®
(formerly Protalk) CNC training software. Protalk and KipwareEDU® are used
by thousands of individuals, technical schools, instructors and
corporations around the world.
From business to programming to training to
conversion utilities, Kentech Inc. has created a line of REAL
WORLD manufacturing software and machine shop software unmatched
in the world".
In addition we have now developed, small but essential IT software for
the manufacturing and accountancy world, two new products "Ratemaker"
and "CSVCreator"
