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Energy/Aerospace Manufacturer Excels with EDM
, six days/week, Reliable EDM supports customers nationwide. With more than 40 Mitsubishi wire EDM machines, both wire and sinker EDM, and CNC small hole EDM capabilities, the company has the capacity to meet production needs for multiple industries, including energy, aerospace, oil and defense...
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Wire EDM Shop Expands with Mitsubishi
the 'impossible' extrusions. Our average lead time for high-taper extrusions is less than 24 hours." These high-taper extrusions are all cut on Mitsubishi EDM machines. K.A.M. Tool and Die owns six Mitsubishi wires, two Mitsubishi sinkers and a Small-Hole EDM Drill. Alford explains the company's loyalty...
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Keys to Efficient, Economical Wire EDM
Make the most of your wire-EDM machining by purchasing units with energy-saving features, adopting efficient production practices and using the correct wire-coated wire can increase speed by 15 percent. Wire-EDM machines make it possible to achieve the small, odd-shaped angles and intricate...
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Wire EDM Allows Great Finish, Speed and Accuracy
with the industry's continuous advancements. One example is the company's small-hole capabilities. "We can micro-EDM holes as small as .001" in diameter. This is one advantage few machine shops can offer." To meet rapid turnaround requirements, RWI maintains high-speed machining capabilities, with spindle speeds...
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EDM Brings Cost Savings by Reducing Maintainance
among users. He cites the accuracy, the fact that three or four operators can run eight machines, the ability to machine holes and complex geometries, and the capability for unattended, 24-hour machining, even in a small shop, as major advantages of the EDM process. "I think there will be more and more...
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Medical Manufacturing World Leader Chooses Mitsubishi EDM
geometries and high demands. We have had great success cutting these parts with Mitsubishi." Zimmer TMT owns three FA-S wires, an EA12 sinker and an EDM small-hole drill. Mitsubishi has helped maximize TMT's output, Gerou says. "Their high speeds really amaze me. They can cut incredibly fast without...
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MicroEDMing Medical Parts
smaller than 0.004 in. can't be done competitively/consistently on conventional EDMs." For such miniscule jobs, shops must carefully consider workholding and machine design; wire and small-hole electrodes; and generators and simulation software. Obviously, holding tiny medical parts for microEDMing...
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Metal Electrodes
. Compressive strength (psi) 30,000. Average apparent density (g/cm³) 3.05. Hardness (Shore) 67. Electrical resistivity (µ ohm) 120. Applications. Fine detailed electrodes where strength is critical. Threading electrodes. Aerospace applications. Plastic injection molds. Machining or carbide. Small hole...
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Graphite Electrodes
resistivity (µ ohm) 120. Applications. Fine detailed electrodes where strength is critical. Threading electrodes. Aerospace applications. Plastic injection molds. Machining or carbide. Small hole drillling. EDM - 2. POCO's EDM - 2 is an isotropic Ultrafine grain graphite with hihg strength and. good wear...
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Accuracy Determines Quality in Electrode Manufacturing
affects every step along the way, from surface finish to burn time and overall leadtimes. Here is a closer look at some small ways electrode accuracy directly impacts the overall value of the mold build process. More accurate electrodes will decrease EDM burn times. If an electrode is off center...