Safer, better and faster machining

By Niranjan Mudholkar,

Added 10 September 2014

Our main advantage is the possibility to react very quickly – with no loss of precision and quality, says Rajeev R. Vaidya, MD, OPEN MIND CADCAM Technologies India Private Ltd.

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Die and mold industry's success is determined by efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality of mass production. How do your CAM systems serve these objectives?
Die and Mold industry of today and especially in India is demanding in terms of quick deliveries, quality, and cost. Many customers and tool rooms utilise only the 3D strategy for these applications. This is prevalent in India. Whereas if you see globally in Europe, US, and China, Japan, they use 5 axes milling machines of different configurations and utilise very effective strategies to achieve economy in terms of mass production of dies or molds and not forgetting quality.

We see a big benefit for Indian companies in the area of 5 axes methodology with Machine and CAM software to get best results. The number of dies and molds are increasing and the 5 axis technology is already in production modes in various big and small tool rooms, (commercial tool rooms also).

hyperMILL CAM strategies are designed to meet these demands. Let me give you an example: starting to machine from a big block of steel, there is a lot of material removal, in fact the costly CNC machine merely becomes a chip making machine. Then follow semi finishing and finishing operations. The machine employs high performance cutters, and other consumables to achieve the best results. To support all the above factors we employ specific strategies like high performance cutting, e.g: hyperMAXX in simultaneous 5 axes roughing and finishing. Depending on the existing cutting conditions, hyperMAXX dynamically adjusts the feedrate to attain the maximum possible feedrate at all times. This enables highly efficient material removal with high process stability, thereby reducing machining times significantly. hyperMAXX is suitable for the machining of both hard and soft materials.

The key advantages of hyperMILL
It addresses the most important issues of the manufacturing area: hyperMILL significantly reduces programming time of high-quality NC programs. It offers a patented, automatic collision avoidance technology to make machining safer, better and faster - e.g. air cutter movements are reduced. The CAM system offers the ability to program the latest machining technology within an easy-to-use user interface. As we also develop the postprocessor technology, hyperMILL comes with an all-in-one PP including 2D, 3D and 5 axis machining which requires no manual editing. Finally, the continuous use of hyperMILL leads to an enhanced tool and machine life.

Do you provide automation?
Yes, we provide an in-depth automation for hyperMILL. World-wide known companies, like Volkswagen, Fiat and Embraer, rely on our intelligent automation solutions. The results are always outstanding and very persuading. After the automation, the user can produce perfect NC programs for e.g. to machine a family of parts with just a few clicks.

One of OPEN MIND's unique methods to drive automation processes is the "CPF" (= Customised Process Feature) that allows the user to identify repeated geometric components and to apply predefined manufacturing sequences for it. This unique OPEN MIND technology will be definitely influence the future of CAM/CAD.
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