Open Mind AM Software Feature Streamlines Tool Path Generation
HyperMill Additive Manufacturing is designed to provide efficient hybrid processing with simultaneous additive and subtractive processing on one machine.
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Open Mind Technologies’ additive manufacturing feature in its HyperMill CAD/CAM software suite is designed to support additive and hybrid parts processing.
HyperMill Additive Manufacturing provides efficient hybrid processing with simultaneous additive and subtractive processing on one machine.
For highly complex five-axis simultaneous processing, HyperMill Additive Manufacturing enables an array of flexible options for directed energy deposition (DED) processes and wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). Both laser-based powder nozzle machining heads and WAAM can be controlled using HyperMill Additive Manufacturing for selective material deposition as well as conveniently programmed and automatically simulated for collision avoidance. Using powder bed fusion (PBF) and any necessary rework, HyperMill supports the full potential of additive manufacturing, according to the company.
HyperMill enables users to perfectly program cladding and milling together. True-to-detail additive and subtractive simulation as well as stock tracking between the individual process steps guarantee the greatest possible reliability. Key additive applications include repair of damaged components, cladding of additional surface skins or creation of new components from a substrate. This also creates totally new options for combining different materials, such as when high-quality material layers need to be applied to carrier materials.
A virtual machining capability for additive manufacturing processes is also offered, where machines often have limited axis ranges. HyperMill’s Virtual Machining Optimizer can be used during NC code generation to simulate additive tool paths to optimize them for machining.
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