OPEN MIND Technologies will feature new hyperMILL MEDICAL CAM Solutions for demanding medical manufacturing applications at IMTS (booth #133351). Medical manufacturers producing a high mix of parts will benefit from the automated CAM programming offered in hyperMILL MEDICAL CAM Solutions because optimized toolpaths in the program protect machines and tools, enable safe and efficient processes, and ensure high surface finish qualities.
As one of the leading CAM systems for 5-axis machining, the new hyperMILL Program offers efficient toolpath programming for implants and other complex medical components. Whether titanium bone plates, PEEK intervertebral implants, forged dies to produce hip stems, or sliding components made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in knee prostheses, hyperMILL enables quality surface finishes, minimizing the need for finishing by ensuring optimized transitions between different part sections with a high level of complexity.
Tools and toolpaths
A key feature of hyperMILL® MEDICAL CAM Solutions is the powerful tool database with interfaces to most of the standard products from leading tool manufacturers. Special tools can also be mapped in the tool database. Having the ability to select suitable tools and cutting parameters for programming toolpaths with 2.5D, 3D, or 5-axis strategies increases productivity, especially when machining materials such as titanium, cobalt-chromium alloys, or temperature-sensitive plastics including UHMWPE for medical applications.
Automated programming
hyperMILL MEDICAL CAM Solutions excel when machining needs to accommodate for patient-specific adjustments and various standard sizes and part families. The hyperMILL AUTOMATION CENTER feature in the program allows users to define and standardize CAD/CAM processes. This includes specification of steps for data preparation and programming, right up to simulation and NC program generation. Once this has been done, the process is deployed and carried out on new components automatically, making it possible to automatically prepare and program machining projects.