For manufacturing companies, producing delicate precision pieces for premium watches or jewellery is not an easy task. This calls for many microscopically small milling parts produced in large series at a consistently high level of quality. That is why NC programmers from the watch and jewellery industry place specific requirements on their CAM systems: They need maximum precision, excellent surface quality, and the best possible process reliability.
When it comes to clockwork components made from platinum, steel, brass, titanium or other premium materials, hyperMILL® makes it possible for NC programmers to produce precision parts in an efficient, accurate and reliable way. Highly developed 5-axis machining strategies make it possible to manufacture complex free-form surfaces as well as time-consuming engravings in just a single process. The result: impressive milling results with outstanding surfaces that significantly reduce the effort required for time-consuming additional finishing processes.
Feature and macro technology
The feature recognition in hyperMILL® makes it possible to identify the constructive properties of a component; for example, all holes including the corresponding manufacturing information.
Predefined programming macros use this information and thereby enable automated programming of the machining operations.
5-axis drilling
The 5-axis drilling function allows drilling jobs with different tool angles to be programmed simply and quickly. All the necessary positions are independently calculated by this milling strategy, and all lead-in points are connected with one another in a path-optimised and collision-checked way.
For watchmakers, time is, naturally, a particularly important factor. Optimised processes are the best means of saving time. hyperMILL® offers many solutions to develop efficient processes. Feature and macro technology as well as custom automation make it possible to save precious programming time. Powerful simulation solutions can minimise set-up times. Moreover, reducing the amount of follow-up work also always means shorter machining times and therefore reduced costs.
This video shows the machining of a tiara in cooperation with Oyama Engineering. This part represents superb surface quality, smallest details and highest precision.