Haas literature touts cutting feeds up to 500ipm but this seems impossible to attain accept with the simplest of toolpaths or programs designed specifically to demonstrate high speed machining, rarely applicable to "real" parts.
Realistically the upper limit for smooth finishing seems to be around 100-150 ipm in my experience.
What is the truth about the max speed attainable with finish 3D toolpaths with small straight line segments on the order of .001" - .010" line lenght?
Are there other machines/manufacturers that can attain this finish speed with a different processor or look ahead algorithm, or is this purely a function of programming?
I am talking about finish 3D contouring with like .0002" cusp height, not high speed roughing which I have been able to attain much higher feeds.
Thanks