MAX-5™

CAM Software for Flank Milling

MAX-5™ creates 5-axis CNC machining instructions for flank milling of ruled-surface turbomachinery components. Typical applications include parts for centrifugal compressors, pumps, inducers, fans, turbochargers, stators, radial-inflow turbines, expanders, and torque converters.

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  • Flank Milling Optimization

    With MAX-5’s patented algorithm, dramatic cost savings can be realized using ruled-surface designs and production with a flank-milling process. Flank milling efficiently finishes the entire blade surface with one pass using the side of the cutter. Our algorithm analyzes and assesses the deviation for each blade and compensates for it to produce parts that meet very tight tolerances.  The pictures below show views inside the tool to better view the reduced deviation:

    MAX-5 Deviation Reduction for Flank Milling

     

  • MAX-5 Advantages

    Compared to other CAM systems, MAX-5 is often capable of generating flank milling toolpaths with an 80% to 90% error reduction with one pass on each side of the blade. The alternative, point milling with just the tool tip, requires  many passes to leave a suitably small cusp height between passes. This dramatically increases the machining time of the part. The flank milling algorithm in MAX-5 also provides smooth machine motion without dangerous rotary spins that are a common pitfall of 5-axis machining.

  • Advanced Capabilities

    MAX-5 supports ruled blade surfaces with optional non-ruled edge constructions. It also includes options for roughing, plunge milling, hub finish, flank-milled blade finish, leading edge, fillet finish, and tip milling.

With MAX-5’s patented algorithm, dramatic cost savings can be realized using ruled-surface designs and production with a flank-milling process. Flank milling efficiently finishes the entire blade surface with one pass using the side of the cutter. Our algorithm analyzes and assesses the deviation for each blade and compensates for it to produce parts that meet very tight tolerances.  The pictures below show views inside the tool to better view the reduced deviation:

MAX-5 Deviation Reduction for Flank Milling

 

Compared to other CAM systems, MAX-5 is often capable of generating flank milling toolpaths with an 80% to 90% error reduction with one pass on each side of the blade. The alternative, point milling with just the tool tip, requires  many passes to leave a suitably small cusp height between passes. This dramatically increases the machining time of the part. The flank milling algorithm in MAX-5 also provides smooth machine motion without dangerous rotary spins that are a common pitfall of 5-axis machining.

MAX-5 supports ruled blade surfaces with optional non-ruled edge constructions. It also includes options for roughing, plunge milling, hub finish, flank-milled blade finish, leading edge, fillet finish, and tip milling.

MAX-5 Deviation Reduction for Flank Milling

 

Flank Milling Optimization

With MAX-5’s patented algorithm, dramatic cost savings can be realized using ruled-surface designs and production with a flank-milling process. Flank milling efficiently finishes the entire blade surface with one pass using the side of the cutter. Our algorithm analyzes and assesses the deviation for each blade and compensates for it to produce parts that meet very tight tolerances.  The pictures show views inside the tool to better view the reduced deviation.

MAX-5™ Advantages

Compared to other CAM systems, MAX-5 is often capable of generating flank milling toolpaths with an 80% to 90% error reduction with one pass on each side of the blade. The alternative, point milling with just the tool tip, requires  many passes to leave a suitably small cusp height between passes. This dramatically increases the machining time of the part. The flank milling algorithm in MAX-5 also provides smooth machine motion without dangerous rotary spins that are a common pitfall of 5-axis machining.

MAX-5 supports ruled blade surfaces with optional non-ruled edge constructions. It also includes options for roughing, plunge milling, hub finish, flank-milled blade finish, leading edge, fillet finish, and tip milling.

 

Flank Milling Optimization

With MAX-5’s patented algorithm, dramatic cost savings can be realized using ruled-surface designs and production with a flank-milling process. Flank milling efficiently finishes the entire blade surface with one pass using the side of the cutter. Our algorithm analyzes and assesses the deviation for each blade and compensates for it to produce parts that meet very tight tolerances.  The pictures below show views inside the tool to better view the reduced deviation:

MAX-5 Deviation Reduction for Flank Milling

MAX-5 Advantages

Compared to other CAM systems, MAX-5 is often capable of generating flank milling toolpaths with an 80% to 90% error reduction with one pass on each side of the blade. The alternative, point milling with just the tool tip, requires  many passes to leave a suitably small cusp height between passes. This dramatically increases the machining time of the part. The flank milling algorithm in MAX-5 also provides smooth machine motion without dangerous rotary spins that are a common pitfall of 5-axis machining.

Advanced Capabilities

MAX-5 supports ruled blade surfaces with optional non-ruled edge constructions. It also includes options for roughing, plunge milling, hub finish, flank-milled blade finish, leading edge, fillet finish, and tip milling.

Software Highlights

With MAX-5, you can machine open impellers with a higher quality finish, faster!

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Software Highlights

2020 Release Features

MAX-PAC Add-On Modules

MAX-PAC offers several different add-on modules that are focused on specific milling needs. You can purchase any combination of modules to meet your specific machining requirements.
MAX-PAC_xl
MAX-5 –Flank Milling
MAX-AB_med
MAX-AB – Point Milling
MAX-SI_sm
MAX-SI - Integral Shroud Milling
MAX-SB_sm
MAX-SB – Single Blade Milling
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3+2 Roughing Module
MAX-PAC_xl
Postprocessing and Simulation

Software Support

Customer-driven Improvement
AxCent has been continuously improved with annual releases since 1983. Nearly two hundred licenses shared by nearly four hundred users worldwide make AxCent the most mature and robust turbomachinery design software available today. Each year, the most requested features from Concepts NREC’s formal ballot process are incorporated into the new AxCent release.
Technical Support
Our support staff in North America, Europe, and the Far East includes experienced turbomachinery designers. Our software maintenance plan, Agile Products Support (APS), features traditional software upgrades, a help line, and regular design reviews conducted by our engineering staff, who also teaches our renowned turbomachinery courses.
Documentation
Documentation features make AxCent easy to use and include comprehensive HTML HELP plus step-by-step tutorials. User guides for designing radial and axial machines include Designing Axial Machines With AxCent and Designing Radial Machines With AxCent. Both guides are available in print or in searchable PDF format.

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" Kinner Manufacturing was founded in 2007 with the goal to deliver the highest-quality bladed parts to our customers. To deliver on that goal, we needed the best CAM software available. As a machinist, I had worked with many CAM systems. I noticed that blades were always better when produced with Concepts NREC software, so we called them to set up a demo. Having never actually used the software to create a design, I was surprised at how intuitive it was. We decided to go with MAX-PAC™ and we were trained and creating programs right away.

As we grew, we noticed that a lot of our customers were creating their blade geometry using Concepts NREC’s CAE software. This makes for a seamless transition to the CAM software helping to ensure the original design intent. Having a suite of software that spans the whole process eliminates some of the issues that can happen when designs are switched between different programs.

Here at Kinner Manufacturing, we think that MAX-PAC is the best solution to the unique challenges of 5-axis machining of bladed components."

Ray Kinner,  Owner

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