HSM is an acronym, it is a word used in the industry that has stuck in our heads. What it should be called is Maximized. There is no set standard for HSM, that is why we all are asking this question over and over again and no one can give us a solid answer. The anwser is - HSM has nothing to do with lighter cuts and higher feed rates that a machine might offer, special cutters, controllers, etc. It has to do with dynamics. You can purchase a 5 million dollar machine with all the fancy stuff but you can’t make it sing without dynamics, period. See MoldMaking Technology in June for Chatter Myths by Randy Harper also see
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