Anybody using OpenMind for 5 axis?

[Dan B]

If so, how's it working out?

Thanks

Dan

[Turbine]

I asked this a couple times, spread out over time.
Not many users here in the US. Training and service is Ø zippo nada.
Hypermill is intergrated with Thinkdesign, Autodesk MDT or CATIA, and I think is (can be) a stand alone pkg.
More on it here.
It seems like small and mid size places are using Master Cam or Surfcam (with Espirit breaking ground) and bigger places with bigger wallets are using Unigraphics nx and CATIA.
Watcha makin' Dan B? Where I work we're carving out a lotta
"Turbine" parts.

[Dan B]

Hi Turbine,

We produce checking fixtures for the auto industry. There are undercuts and compound holes on every job. Currently we are using 3+2 machining with Worknc for undercuts, and my own plug-in that runs in Rhino for the holes.

Worknc will have continuous 5-axis capabilities next month with release 16.

Currently we are using the Tri-tech head mounted to a Fadal, but we are finding that we cannot hit our tight tolerances on a regular basis ( less than .002" in most cases). If we worked to + or - .005" the Tri-tech head would be all we need.

We had a sales rep from DMG in yesterday, and he was talking about programming 5 axis with Open Mind.

What 5-axis machine(s) are you using, and how accurate is it?

Dan

[Turbine]

Old (mid eighty's) Mori Seiki MH-50 Horiz. Not verry accurate anymore. It's the "Bull Dog"
New Mori Seiki MH-500 Horiz. Verry nice. Mostly ±.005 but ±.001
is common. ±.0005 at best with our current tooling and patience . Could be better if we improved processes,
tool holders, pgrms. etc etc. If general practice were more tightly controlled, (like strict maintainence and warm up periods)
those machines are extremely capable. I think they're even making liquid cooled ballscrews now.
Also Matsuura MC-700 Horiz.(another Bull Dog) and Mori Seiki
SH-63 Horiz (4 axis) That is also fairly new and accurate. Ironicly it's the biggest, but also the fastest, but lacking in low end torque. A 630 mm pallet with a toomstone moving at 700+ inches is enough to make ya jump.

[Dan B]

Thanks for the info. We are currently looking at machines from DMG and Hermle.

Dan