Working with a ‘digital twin’ facilitates significant optimizations without reducing the productive machining time. This simulation and analysis features deliver considerable benefits to users. The CONNECTED Machining component implements a bi-directional communication path between the machine tool and the CAM workstation, thus allowing for an interactive dialog between the program that is being created and the machine. The optional Optimizer module offers functions such as automatically choosing the best setting from the wide range of possible tool angles for multi-axis processing.
It offers a rich selection of simulation and analysis options based on the NC code following the postprocessor run. The core solution, the hyperMILL ® VIRTUAL Machining Center, draws on cutting-edge postprocessors from OPEN MIND. The Center, Optimizer, and CONNECTED Machining modules of the simulation solution help to decisively step up communication between the hyperMILL ® CAM suite and the machine tools. Thanks to added networking and virtual mapping of the actual processes, machining operations can be reliably evaluated, checked, and optimized before running the job. The highly efficient NC code-based hyperMILL ® VIRTUAL Machining simulation solution from OPEN MIND enables manufacturers to do just that. As a result, manufacturing companies must optimize the productive time of their machines by minimizing auxiliary processing times and preventing production downtime. HyperMILL ® VIRTUAL Machining Simulation SolutionĬomponents are becoming more and more complex, yet turnover times keep getting consistently shorter.
Thanks to the combination of roll and turn movements, even workpieces with large radii can be machined with collision checking, making for full process reliability. The CAM strategy automatically guides the tool from the first to the second plane level via the cylinder surface. This means that grooves can be machined with a single tool in a single movement. The cutting movement is produced by a horizontal swiveling of the B-axis with simultaneous compensation for the X and Z axes. rollFEED® Turning with CAM support from OPEN MIND is extremely fast and tool-friendly thanks to the rolling of the complete insert contour. Thanks to the close cooperation between CAM and tool manufacturer, the hyperMILL® rollFEED® Turning strategy is perfectly adapted to the three rollFEED® Turning components: inserts, tooling system and drive unit. The rollFEED® drive unit from Vandurit makes 3-axis turning operations possible for turning machines that do not have a third axis. With its 3-axis simultaneous turning for roughing and finishing, hyperMILL ® takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by mill/turning centers that feature a swivel head on the third axis: The even load on the tool helps to extend the tool life and complex workpiece contours can be generated quickly in a single operation. Stock tracking guarantees that the milling process can begin exactly where turning has ended as each operation draws on a stock model for which the preceding machining steps have already been taken into account. All turning and milling cycles can therefore be freely combined with one another.
The hyperMILL ® MILL-TURN Machining module ensures that the user remains in the same programming environment for both turning and milling. Mill turning centers are designed for efficient all-in-one machining in a single setup. Milling and Turning in a Single User Interface with hyperMILL ® MILL-TURN Machining