CAD/CAM software developer OPEN MIND Technologies will highlight the hyperMILL^® 2026 CAD/CAM software suite at IMTS 2026, at booth #133351 in the East building. hyperMILL^® 2026 offers a range of new and enhanced machining strategies and programming capabilities designed to increase programming speed, machining reliability, and surface quality. The suite delivers significant advancements for 2.5D, 3D, precision five-axis and mill/turn machining applications, enabling manufacturers to achieve greater productivity and process control and many partner booths.

IMTS attendees will be able to see tutorial demonstrations of hyperMILL^® 2026 technologies and learn how the latest CAD/CAM innovations can improve productivity, process reliability and machining performance across a wide range of manufacturing applications. Unique parts made using hyperMILL® will also be on display in the booth.

New, enhanced finishing technologies

hyperMILL^® 2026 introduces major advancements in Rest Machining technology that optimize toolpaths and create smoother machining transitions by automatically detecting rest material while accounting for clearance and feed specifications. The five-axis Rest Machining strategy has been completely redesigned with new calculation algorithms for “Z-Level,” “Parallel” and “Normal” machining strategies, ensuring precise and reliable machining of complex geometries.

Further improvements include optimized five-axis cutter orientation determination and enhanced collision avoidance for smoother simultaneous movements. A new, “Minimum Clearance Angle” option gives programmers even greater tool control by ensuring machining is performed with a defined clearance angle between the tool shank and workpiece.

For more reliable deburring of cross holes and internal threads, a newly designed “Hole Brush” tool improves the “Hole Brushing” strategy. New capabilities automatically alternate spindle rotation direction during multiple brushing passes to further improve process reliability. In addition, both the five-axis Deburring and five-axis Hole Deburring strategies now automatically optimize contour sequences and milling directions, significantly reducing programming time.

When performing five-axis multi-blade point milling, hyperMILL^® 2026 delivers more robust toolpaths and smoother machine movements for complex impeller and blisk geometries. The completely redesigned camberline mode for tool orientation determination now supports additional applications including fuel pump and inducer geometries.

A new, “2D Hale Machining” strategy produces flawless surfaces without processing marks across the sealing direction, making it ideal for scratch-free finishing applications such as semiconductor and watch manufacturing. The strategy provides an alternative to conventional milling because material removal occurs without active spindle speed while the spindle axis continuously aligns the tool edge to the contour. Hale Machining is currently available for machines equipped with Siemens controls.

Expanded programming and automation capabilities

Programming in hyperMILL^® 2026 has also been significantly enhanced with new capabilities for complex machining applications. For the first time in hyperMILL^® and hyperMILL^® VIRTUAL Machining, programmers can easily program right-angle heads in hyperMILL^® 2026 TOOL Builder while avoiding costly collisions through detailed simulation and collision tracking.

New tool types with complex geometries can be created more quickly and reliably using enhanced automation features in TOOL Builder. New tool types include Hole Brush, Hale Tool, Indexable Cutter with Shoulder Mill Inserts, Indexable Cutter with Face Mill Inserts, Helical Thread Drill/Mill Cutter and Front/Back Chamfered Cutter.

The new “Minimum Clearance Angle” capability in hyperMILL^® 2026 “five-axis Automatic Mode” also further simplifies reliable five-axis programming by automatically determining optimal tool positions and efficiently utilizing indexed and simultaneous machine movements based on analysis of the complete toolpath.

Also new in hyperMILL^® 2026, the enhanced “CAM Plan Turning” strategy for turned and mill-turned parts significantly reduces programming time and increases accuracy. CAM Plan Turning automatically generates production-ready contours, recognizes machining features and provides the required machining areas for NC programming, allowing programmers to consistently enrich turning contours with all relevant manufacturing information.

Learn more at www.openmind-tech.com.