Step 1: Tap Test
Attach the accelerometer at the end of a milling tool assembly and lightly tap the opposite side with the instrumented hammer. The sensor in the hammer records the force applied to the the tool and the accelerometer measures how much it deflects and its frequency.
Step 2: Generate a Dashboard
Our AI-powered system analyzes the frequency response function (FRF) generated by the tap test and that data is presented in an easy to read and interactive Dashboard. Find fastest stable speeds, feed rates, depths of cut, highest accuracy and best surface finish.
Step 3: Store Dashboards in Viewer
Store your Dashboards for your tool assemblies on your PC or server with our Viewer application. Search and retrieve by tool or machine as needed for a new job or RFQ.
Step 4: Compare Tools in a VirtualRunoff®
Select up to four tool assemblies and compare them in a VirtualRunoff to determine the best tool, running the best combination of speed and tool path strategy. Use this data for your quotation.
Step 5: Write your Part Program
Open the Dashboard of a tool assembly and use it as a pop-up tool calculator and co-pilot for your CAM program. Optimize the cutting parameters in your database for stable first time right and first time fast part programs before you take a cut.
Step 6: Validate and Fine Tune with Harmonizer®
This is an extra step that is optional if you want to squeeze out every bit of productivity. Performing validation cuts with the Harmonizer smartphone listening may allow you to cut a little deeper and adjust for instability caused by the workholding or other factors.