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hyperMILLon new paths:
CAM meets ADDITIVE Manufacturing
What do you think of when you think of hyperMILL? If subtractive manufacturing, 2.5D, 3D and 5-axis milling come to mind, you are absolutely right, but you are not yet up to date. That’s because the hyperMILL CAD/CAM suite is now being expanded to meet the requirements of industrial 3D printing : the new hyperMILLADDITIVE Manufacturing software allows both subtractive and additive manufacturingto be optimally controlled. We have summarized all the information for you.
hyperMILLgoes additive
hyperMILLAdditive Manufacturing is a highly flexible CAM software for additive 2D, 3D and 5-axis machining. It can be used to conveniently and reliably program machines that use the powder nozzle process and to precisely rework 3D printed parts manufactured using powder bed technology .
In the powder nozzle process or direct energy deposition process (DED) , the material is applied selectively to the component or a platform using a laser, for example. For the best possible results, the material application is actively controlled by hyperMILLAdditive Manufacturing. hyperMILLis one of the world’s first software programs to support this additive manufacturing process.
With powder bed technology or powder bed fusion (PBF), the component is manufactured by printing layer by layer in a powder bed, using the Materialise software solution offered by WESTCAM, for example, to control the machine. However, in order to produce 100% precise functional components, the 3D-printed parts must be post-processed. As this often involves complex geometries and areas that are difficult to access, 5-axis technology is required for this. This is where hyperMILLleads the global market: the software integrates seamlessly into the process chain during post-processing and analyzes, mills and inspects the printed components.
An example of additive manufacturing of a nozzle for the aerospace industry:
Super combination: Hybrid Manufacturing
But that’s not all – the use of hyperMILLADDITIVE Manufacturing software goes one step further: many manufacturers are now integrating a laser processing head into their CNC machines in order to combine the strengths of additive manufacturing on the one hand and subtractive manufacturing on the other. This is referred to as a hybrid manufacturing process, which is now optimally supported by hyperMILLADDTIVE Manufacturing: With the innovative software solution, both build-up welding and milling can be programmed and controlled together. The greatest possible process reliability is guaranteed by a detailed build-up and removal simulation as well as blank tracking between the individual machining steps. With hyperMILLADDITIVE Manufacturing, the potential of hybrid manufacturing can be fully exploited.
Areas of application
The use of hyperMILLAdditive Manufacturing is particularly interesting for the repair of damaged components, for example in mold and tool making or in the aerospace industry. The software can also be used to combine different materials, for example when high-quality material layers are to be applied to carrier materials.
The following video shows the repair of an engine blade using hybrid production: First, the damaged area is milled off (subtractive manufacturing), then new material is applied additively and subsequently machined.
The entire process is controlled by hyperMILLAdditive Manufacturing.
