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HSMAdvisor License Upgrades

March 24, 2022, 10:54 pm by admin

Are you looking to expand your HSMAdvisor software capabilities or accommodate more users within your organization? We've got you covered! With our seamless upgrade options, enhancing your software license is now easier than ever before.

Here's how you can upgrade your HSMAdvisor license:

  1. Adding More Seats to Existing License: Has your team grown since you initially purchased your HSMAdvisor license? No problem! Easily increase the number of seats on your existing license to accommodate more users.

  2. Upgrade from 1 and 3 HP Licenses: If you're currently using a 1 HP or 3 HP license you can upgrade to either the Unlimted Floating or Unlimited Permanent license.

  3. Transitioning from Cancelled or Active Subscription: You can also switch from a subscription-based model to a different license type.

To make the upgrade:

  • Visit our store at https://hsmadvisor.com/buy
  • Select the product you would like to get
  • Enter the same First Name, Last Name, and Email address associated with your current license
  • The system will find your existing licenses and preset the available upgrade options.
    You will only have to pay the difference between the original and the new license.

You will receive an email notification with your updated license details.

The minimum upgrade fee is USD 10

HSMAdvisor DLL library

February 15, 2023, 3:10 pm by admin

HSMAdvisor is designed to facilitate smooth integration with other applications, empowering developers to leverage the advanced capabilities of our leading speed and feed application in their CAD/CAM and Estimating solutions - be it automated or user-driven.

For your convenience, we have provided a link to a public demo repository that references the HSMAdvisorCore.dll: https://github.com/swindex/HSMAdvisor-DLL-Test

System requirements:

  • Windows 10+
  • .NET 4.5

Chip Thinning and HSM - High Speed Machining

August 29, 2015, 10:18 am by admin
 
High-Speed Machining is becoming more and more popular each day.

While definitions of HSM may vary between tool manufacturers and even individual shops, the physics behind it remains the same.

High-Speed Machining is a set of programming, machining, and tooling techniques aimed at a radical increase in productivity.

Chip Thinning and HSM machining switches allow HSMAdvisor to account for chip thinning in certain machining modes.

Here is a list of all the possible machining modes that cause chip thinning:

  1. When side-milling with an end mill at low radial engagement angles (Width Of Cut below the radius of the tool)
    This machining style often requires special CAM software with HSM tool paths that ensure your engagement angle never exceeds the amount you have calculated your Speeds and Feeds for.
  2. When machining with radiused tools (such as ball or bull nose end mills) at Axial Depth lower than the Corner Radius of the tool (WOC below the radius of the tool)
    ---OR---
    When machining with cutters that have Lead Angle below 90 degrees (such as 45 deg Face Mills, Feed Mills)
    This machining style employs regular pocketing and profiling tool paths programmed with large WOC (Radial Engagement) and low DOC (Axial Engagement) values

What are the effects of thinning chip on the cutting process

  • Improved chip evacuation: because of low engagement values, chips are less likely to clog the flutes.
  • Less contact time: Allows for higher Cutting Speed
  • Better distribution of load over the flute's length: higher feeds and more MRR (Material Removal Rate) possible.
  • Longer life of the cutting edge: lower engagement improves conditions for each cutting edge
  • Longer tool life: wear spreads over a longer portion of the flute: instead of only using the end of the cutter, you are using a whole flute

How HSMAdvisor accounts for chip thinning

  • Chip Thinning check box allows you to increase the Chip Load or Feed Rate when conditions required for thinning are present (see list of machining modes above that cause thinning)
  • HSM check box allows you to increase Cutting Speed or RPM when chip thinning occurs

These switches are independent of each other and account for both aspects of thinning chip phenomena.

These switches only make any difference when chip thinning actually occurs!

When to use Chip Thinning and when to use HSM checkboxes

Use the Chip Thinning check box when you need to increase the cutting feed rate to improve productivity and increase the tool life.

Do Not use the Chip Thinning check box when finishing walls and floors as it deteriorates surface finish.

Use the HSM check box any time you need to increase cutting speed. It is beneficial for profile and surface finishing walls.

 

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