The Buckinghamshire business started by machining steel mount components for a panoramic camera company, this soon evolved into 5-axis F1 work and six years later the small business has expanded to machining a complete range of rail, cryogenics and motorsport parts. I bought hyperMILL on day one of starting the business! OPEN MIND confirmed the post-processors were compatible with the VM10U and from that point, the CNC controller became irrelevant as everything is modelled and programmed in hyperMILL."
I have worked for F1 teams as well as some of the most prestigious subcontractors in the F1 supply chain, all previous employers in the industry used hyperMILL as it is the only viable package for companies serious about 5-axis machining. The next thing I had to get was hyperMILL CAM software. Commenting upon this selection that was to base the foundation of the company, Mr Carabine says: "Everyone can do 3-axis work, so when I started I wanted to start with a 5-axis machine.
HYPERMILL CAM SOFTWARE
Working in the F1 sector taught the new business owner two valuable lessons the first was to start with a 5-axis machining centre and the second was to implement leading CAM software to drive the machine.įor the Milton Keynes Company, this marked the arrival of a Hurco 5-axis VM10U and hyperMILL CAM software from OPEN MIND Technologies as the company’s very first acquisitions. Previously working as an engineer in the F1 industry, it was the unsociable and unpredictable working routines that led Allan Carabine to set up his own machine shop in 2011.