EDM
Wire EDM Features Non-Contact Cylindrical Drive System
Mitsubishi EDM’s MD+ Pro III Advance wire EDM features improvements to machine construction, auto-threading, internal machine communication and power supply technology.
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Wire EDM Offers Additional Height
Sodick’s high-precision AG600LH wire EDM incorporates an additional Z height.
Read MoreHigh-Precision Small-Hole EDM
The five-axis Nozzle Master from Micro EDM Machine & Tool is designed for high-precision small-hole production EDM.
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Sixty Years of EDM
GF AgieCharmilles has been involved in EDM technology for some 60 years now. Its recent International Technology Show in Losone, Switzerland was a good place to sense the history and current status of this technology.
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GF AgieCharmilles ITS
Guests from around the world gathered at GF AgieCharmilles’ main building in Losone, Switzerland, for the company’s International Technology Show, March 19-23, 2013. More than 700 users attended the event.
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Wire EDMs Offer Expanded Z Height
Sodick’s AQ750LH and AQ1200LH model AQ series wire EDM machines feature an expanded Z height and linear motor drive technology.
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Straight Talk about Cutting Steep Tapers with Wire EDM
The RoboCut C400iA and two sizes of the larger C600iA wire EDM machines from Methods Machine Tools enable unusually steep tapers to be cut with the wire EDM process by positioning the workpiece with a rotary-tilt table.
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Don’t Discount the Small Stuff
At least in the short term, the most significant machine design changes aren’t always the most significant difference-makers on the shop floor.
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Scratching the Surface
Although this shop has yet to fully explore the capabilities of a new wire EDM’s unique motion system and other precision-boosting features, more incremental improvements have already spurred management to order a second, identical model.
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Fast-Hole Drill EDM for Aerospace Blade and Vane Machining
The EDBV3 fast-hole drill EDM from Makino is designed for discharge machining of cooling air holes and shaped diffuser holes in aerospace blade and vane segments.
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