Open Mind Technologies Unterfoehring, Germany, is presenting 'New ways of 3 + 2 and 5 axis simultaneous machining' at an in-house exhibition at Hermle. The talk will be repeated daily at the presentation center in Kassel-Lohfelden, Germany, from March 21 to 23. The leading manufacturer of milling centers for tool and mold making will also offer visitors a practical test.

The NC programs for the milling demonstration on two Hermle machines will be generated with the mold-making solution hyperFORM from Open Mind.

A drawing mold will be produced on a Hermle C 1200 U using 3 and 5 axis machining and NC programs generated with hyperFORM.

Collaborators Hermle and Open Mind will also demonstrate cavity milling using various 5 axis strategies on a C600 U.

To fully exploit the benefits of 5 axis simultaneous machining, the standalone cam system hyperFORM has been specially adapted to the Hermle 5 axis machine tools with the appropriate postprocessor.

With Open Mind's involvement in the Hermle exhibition, the two companies want to illustrate their common goal: Providing users with a perfectly optimized overall solution which integrates CAM software, control and machine tool.

For an invitation to the event please call Open Mind Technologies on +49 (0)7021 95 95 05.

Open Mind Technologies develops innovative cam software for industry, incorporating new technologies in various market-tailored product packages: hyperMILL is a CAM application which is integrated in Mechanical Desktop(, thinkdesign or CATIA.

Using hyperMILL, CAD designs can be directly converted into NC programs for mechanical processing without having to leave the familiar CAD environment.

hyperFORM is the standalone 2D/3D CAM system for high 3D demands in tool and mold making.

hyperFACT is the standalone CAM station for shopfloor-oriented NC programming and optimized production.

Open Mind is a member of the Autodesk 'Mechanical Application Initiative' (MAI).

In Germany, Open Mind products are sold through a special distribution network and selected dealers.

Open Mind also has branch offices in the USA, Great Britain, France, Italy and Singapore and is represented by various distributors in all industrial countries worldwide.