Nov 2019 - 8: Additive Manufacturing with hyperMILL
Additive Manufacturing with hyperMILL
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OPEN MIND Technologies presented a ground-breaking addition to the hyperMILL\xae CAD/CAM suite at the EMO exhibition.
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As a leading CAD/CAM solution provider, OPEN MIND presented its hyperMILL\xae ADDITIVE Manufacturing suite for satisfying the requirements of industrial 3D printing processes.
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As a universal software solution, hyperMILL\xae \u2013 together with this option will provide efficient hybrid processing with simultaneous additive and subtractive processing on one single machine platform.
hyperMILL\xae ADDITIVE Manufacturing opens up flexible options for Directed Energy Deposition processes or D-E-D and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing or W-A-A-M in terms of highly complex 5-axis simultaneous processing.
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Both laser-based powder nozzle machining heads and wire arc additive manufacturing can be controlled using the software from OPEN MIND for selective material deposition, as well as conveniently programmed and automatically simulated for collision avoidance.
hyperMILL\xae now allows the potential of additive manufacturing to be truly exploited using Powder Bed Fusion or P-B-F.
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If 3D-printed parts don't offer the desired precision or support structures have to be removed, the parts can be machined afterwards by means of 5-axis machining.
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Even hard-to-reach areas can be machined in a secure manner using hyperMILL\xae.
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As an integral part of the process chain, the CAD/CAM system from OPEN MIND supports reworking of this nature. The printed components are analysed, milled to size and examined.
Volker Nesenh\xf6ner, is CEO at OPEN MIND Technologies AG. He says \u201cOur early work on industrial additive manufacturing processes is now bearing fruit.
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hyperMILL\xae ADDITIVE Manufacturing allows us to boost the efficiency, precision and process reliability of additive and hybrid manufacturing.
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We want to integrate these new procedures in established process chains, thereby increasing their efficiency and opening up potential applications.\u201d
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\u201cWe are able to contribute to many innovative solutions and significantly expand the range of applications for these new procedures.\u201d
Important applications will include repairing damaged components, such as in mold-making and toolmaking or repairing turbine blades in the aerospace industry.
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This also opens up totally new options for combining different materials, such as when high-quality material layers have to be applied to carrier materials.