OPEN MIND and hyperMill^® continue on the road to success according to latest ranking

Wessling (Germany), 7 August 2013 – OPEN MIND, the CAM/CAD software manufacturer, now ranks among the top five global providers of CAM solutions. CIMdata, an independent market research company, verified the company's success in an analysis of the 2012 market figures. OPEN MIND moved up two slots in the ranking based on market shares compared with the results from 2011.

OPEN MIND's success is even more pronounced when you consider the company's increase in turnover. Turnover increased by 14.8 per cent in 2012, rocketing OPEN MIND up to number three on the list of CAM providers with the strongest growth, which is up four positions from 2011. The company climbed two positions to number six in terms of number of employees.

"Our hyperMILL^® CAM solution has made us a technological leader in the industry and we have been able to transform this technological lead into growing market shares," says Volker Nesenhöner, CEO of OPEN MIND Technologies AG. "We have placed our focus on developing intelligent machining strategies that most effectively utilize the specific opportunities of each and every NC machine. In turn, our customers' investments in machines pay off in less time and are more sustainable. And our customers pay attention to this fact. This specialization, together with our employee's expertise and motivation, forms the basis of our solid growth."

About OPEN MIND Technologies AG

OPEN MIND Technologies AG is a leading developer of CAM/CAD software and postprocessors for designing and manufacturing complex moulds and parts. OPEN MIND is one of the five largest providers of CAM solutions according to the NC Market Analysis Report 2013 compiled by CIMdata, a market research company.

OPEN MIND offers an extensive range of products from 2D feature-oriented solutions for milling standard parts through to software for 5axis simultaneous machining.

With their hyperMILL^® software, which is used in the automotive, tool and mould manufacturing, mechanical engineering, medical and aerospace, and watch and jewellery industries, OPEN MIND Technologies AG is represented in all the important markets in Asia, Europe and America.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG is a Mensch und Maschine company ( www.mum.de).

Additional information is available upon request or from our website at www.openmind-tech.com.

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