"There's got to be a better way to program this."

Every machinist and programmer knows the feeling. You're staring at a complex part, knowing there's a better way to program it. But finding that "better way" means diving into forums, hunting through old notes, or hoping someone in the shop has done something similar before.

We've lived this reality. For nearly two decades, we've been in the trenches – from running machines to writing complex programs, wrestling with tribal knowledge scattered across notebooks, spreadsheets, and shop-floor conversations. We've seen too many skilled professionals reinvent the wheel, spending countless hours in trial-and-error when that knowledge should have been at their fingertips.

That's why we built Swarf.

We're a team of machinists, programmers, and engineers who believe our trade deserves better tools. Not just another CAM package, but a platform that captures and shares the hard-won wisdom of our craft. We're building what we wished we had when we started – a system that transforms scattered tribal knowledge into structured, searchable, and reusable solutions.

Our mission is simple but ambitious: to eliminate the "Machinist's Trilemma" – that perpetual trade-off between quality, cost, and speed. We believe you shouldn't have to sacrifice one for the others.

This isn't just about software. It's about preserving and evolving our trade's expertise. It's about giving the next generation of manufacturing professionals the tools to build on our collective knowledge. It's about respecting the craft while embracing innovation.

We're machinists building for machinists. And we're just getting started.

Let's make some chips!

The Swarf Team