Industrial products, mold first. As the basic industry of the national economy, the quality of mold cutting manufacturing can determine the level of the entire machinery industry. In the manufacturing process chain, creating NC programs for milling workpieces is an extremely important entry point, OPEN MIND for this purpose Continuous innovation. 5-axis tangential plane machining strategy hyperMILL ® Once MAXX Machining was launched, it was the focus of professionals in the industry for its ability to optimally optimize the surface finish of mold products and significantly reduce processing time.
OPEN MIND Chief Product Innovation Engineer Peter Brambs
hyperMILL ® How does MAXX Machining's high-efficiency finishing strategy achieve optimal surface quality? What exactly does it mean for the mold manufacturing industry? Peter Brambs, Chief Innovator at OPEN MIND, explains it in detail.
Perfect coordination of CAM strategy and tool: 5-axis tangential plane machining with conical barrel cutter
1. What is the driving force behind the development of this innovation strategy?
Many product surfaces in the mold use inserts and sliders for mating, thus creating a large number of flat surfaces and adjoining surfaces. The finishing of these surfaces has been performed by row milling with extremely time-consuming ball nose or round nose end mills. The traditional method is carried out. Although the other face milling cutter or milling cutter method has a slightly higher manufacturing efficiency, it is difficult to achieve the required level of quality.
Innovative 5-axis tangential plane machining strategy for efficient planar machining
For a long time, OPEN MIND has been looking for efficient alternatives to these already-formed but ineffective methods in mold making. HyperMILL® MAXX Machining, a highly efficient finishing strategy that saves more than 90% of the time, was born.
2. What is the working principle of this strategy?
Our method consists of two main parts: the 5-axis tangential plane machining strategy and the conical bucket knife, which is also a new tool developed by OPEN MIND. The idea behind the technology is to maximize the interaction between the two parts. Conical bucket knives have an extra large radius of 250 to 1500 mm, and they have both the advantages of a ball nose knives and a barrel knives. The 5-axis tangential plane machining strategy enables it to achieve the best inclination angle when machining planes. , Users can greatly shorten the processing time, achieve a higher surface quality, extend tool life, reduce tool usage.
Saves 90% of flat surface machining time
3, What are the application areas?
The five-axis tangential plane machining strategy enables you to perform high-precision finishing on flat parts that are difficult to achieve in conventional machining, and there is absolutely no collision. For planes that do not need to be machined simultaneously, it can also subtly divide the face into several parts for each of them. Partial surfaces are assigned different fixed angles of inclination. In addition, shorter machining times can also help you to reduce the effects of high temperatures on the quality of machining, such as deviations in tolerances caused by heating of the spindle and the machine driver.
4, mold and other industry users will benefit?
First of all, it is the greatest convenience. The programming of the 5-axis tangential plane machining strategy is very simple. The user only needs to select the surface to be machined, then the tool path is automatically generated and it can be completely checked whether it collides. This program is convenient Sex has also been certified and appreciated by many of our customers.
Second, it is the highest economic benefit. The innovative CAM strategy with conical drum tools can help users save a lot of processing time, increase productivity by up to 5 times and prolong tool life, which in turn reduces production costs.
Finally, it is the optimal surface finish quality. The 5-axis tangential plane machining strategy can achieve unsurpassed precision. The measured roughness value is usually 5 to 10 times lower than the roughness measurement of ball-end tooling.
5. What are the next plans?
OPEN MIND has always gone further in product development. We next plan to expand the 5-axis tangential machining strategy technology so that it can be used for all continuous dies. We also plan to expand collision avoidance and improve its ease of use. In addition, we The analysis function is still being developed to check whether the product surface can be machined with a specific milling cutter.
OPEN MIND will perform a joint demonstration in DMC2018 (China International Mould Technology and Equipment Exhibition, June 5th - 9th, Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center) with GF Machining Solutions and Fraisa Tools at Fraisa Booth (Hall 3 Hall E129). Shorter Processing Time, longer tool life, higher process reliability and better surface quality, you are welcome to visit the exhibition site and experience the infinite charm of the new strategy hyperMILL® MAXX Machining.