NEEDHAM, MA U.S.A. (December 11, 2017) – OPEN MIND Technologies AG ( www.openmind-tech.com/), a leading developer of CAM software solutions worldwide, has announced its hyperMILL^® CAM software has provided 5-axis programming to successfully replicate a basketball hoop. The basketball hoop was machined on a GROB G350 5-axis machining center using conical ball barrel cutters from OSG.

Starting with a 180 lb. block of aluminum and using a 12.6 inch (320 mm) length cutting tool, the finished basketball hoop was milled to 1 1b. 4 oz., a 99.3% material reduction. The hoop has an intricate design that was machined to the finest levels of detail.

The application showcases hyperMILL's extreme high performance capability for complex 5-axis machining including milling deep pockets and finishing curved shapes. Superior collision control enables a long cutting tool to cut in extremely tight contours. The outer regions were machined with hyperMILL^® MAXX Machining roughing applied with a 5-axis shape-offset roughing process. hyperMILL, one of the industry’s most advanced, comprehensive CAM software, provides users a broad array of features designed to improve their manufacturing process with unmatched speed and flexibility.

About OPEN MIND Technologies AG

Headquartered in Wessling, Germany, OPEN MIND is one of the world's leading developers of powerful CAM solutions for machine and controller-independent programming. The company develops optimized CAM solutions that include many innovative features unavailable elsewhere, to deliver significantly higher performance in both programming and machining. Strategies such as 2.5D, 3D, as well as 5-axis milling, mill/ turning, and machining operations like HSC and HPC, are efficiently designed into the hyperMILL® CAM system, providing maximum user benefit and compatibility with all the current CAD solutions and extensive programming automation. OPEN MIND strives to be the best, most innovative CAM/CAD developer in the world, and has earned the top five ranking in the CAM/CAD industry according to the 2016 NC Market Analysis Report by CIMdata. OPEN MIND CAM/CAD solutions meet and exceed the requirements of the most demanding industries such as automotive, tool and mold manufacturing, production machining, medical, job shops, energy and aerospace industries, and is represented in all key markets of Asia, Europe and the Americas. OPEN  Mind is a Mensch und Maschine Company. http://www.mum.de/  For more information visit www.openmind-tech.com .

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