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Hermann Stork, head of NC programming at ATP, is also pleased with the potential for innovation at Open Mind: “As beta testers, we are always very involved with the new developments in hyper-Mill. We also know how swiftly the company works and how qualified its employees are. We feel like we are in good hands.”

ATP conducted several comparison tests to find out whether the most recent optimisation solutions achieve all in practice. For example, the company programmed its roughing process for housing parts made of high-alloy steel both with and without the high-performance cutting module in the hyper-Mill Maxx Machining performance package. The results showed that the processing time could be reduced by around 30%. The improved milling strategies have also improved production times when working with cones made of powder metal.

The secret behind the roughing module in hyper-Mill Maxx Machining is that it intelligently separates spiral and trochoidal toolpaths and dynamically adjusts the feedrate to suit the prevailing cutting conditions. This allows the user to achieve a high stock removal rate. Andreas Leser, sales director at Open Mind, says that the HPC roughing module can be used for all types of machining, whether it is for 2D, 3D or 5-axis operations. He adds: “Our customers also benefit from our role as a pioneer of 5-axis technology because they can also use hyper-Mill in a unique way for the 5-axis machining of curved parts.”

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Stork has increased productivity in a similar way when working with engine discs, where a small tool is used to deburr the edges of ‘loading slots’. This manufacturing process, called the Mechanical Edge Process (MEP), is precise and could only be carried out thanks to hyper-MilL's 5-axis machining, the company claims.

New functions for hyper-CAD-S and hyper-Mill

Open Mind and ATP also discussed new additional functions for hyper-CAD-S and hyper-Mill together as a part of their close, collaborative partnership, which in turn also leads to modifications of the functions. These functions include new turning functions and a function that limits the feedrate during milling. According to Stork, milling with angle heads will also become uncomplicated and straightforward in future.

He adds: “There is an incredible amount of potential in the current version of the software. I am extremely well prepared for virtually all eventualities after just one week of CAD training, one week of milling training and three days of training for turning processes.”

This article appeared in www.maschinenmarkt.international.

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