OPEN MIND joins the Partners in THINC collaboration

OPEN MIND's strong focus on CAM, and its continued commitment to the latest technologies, produces trend setting innovations that make it significantly easier for customers to achieve substantial quality, time and cost improvements. OPEN MIND's hyperMILL software is a CAM solution with 2.5D, 3D, five axis milling and turning strategies, as well as specialty applications, that are all available in one interface.

Alan Levine, Managing Director for OPEN MIND Technologies, stated: "We are looking forward to collaborating with Okuma and the members of Partners in THINC to bring the most advanced, integrated solutions to manufacturers. As we continually strive to keep our CAD/CAM solutions at the forefront of the industry, we welcome the opportunity to work together with other leading companies to enable customers to leverage our technology to meet and exceed their production needs."

Wade Anderson, Director, Partners in THINC, added: "We are extremely pleased to welcome OPEN MIND to Partners in THINC. OPEN MIND's globally recognised, powerful five axis and multifunction CAD/CAM solutions will strengthen and expand our technology portfolio to address the needs of the expanding additive manufacturing segment and much more."

Okuma and OPEN MIND collaborate on four axis and five axis projects for various Okuma machines including machining centres, multi-function mill-turn machines and hybrid technology, resulting in significant improvements in precision, reliability and quality for increased customer productivity.

Partners in THINC is a collaboration network of more than 40 industry leaders who come together to solve problems and explore new productivity ideas for real-world manufacturing. With the open architecture, PC-based OSP control as its nucleus, Partners in THINC brings specialised equipment, expertise and a commitment to provide the best possible integrated solutions to the end-user.