What is a wire Eroder?

Wire erosion which is also known as Electronic Discharge Machining (EDM) is a highly accurate process where a strand of wire is used to cut through the workpiece. During the process, electrical sparks between the workpiece and the wire are used to cut the workpiece.

What is wire EDM used for?

Wire EDM is most commonly used in mold and die manufacturing processes, particularly for extrusion dies and blanking punches. EDM can be used in everything from prototypes to full production runs, and is most often used to manufacture metal components and tools.

How does a spark Eroder work?

Spark Erosion, also known as electrical discharge machining, is a manufacturing process which creates a specific shape using electrical discharges (sparks). Spark erosion removes material from a piece with current discharges between two electrodes that are separated by a dielectric liquid that is subject to voltage.

What is EDM and wire EDM?

Electrical discharge machining (EDM), also known as spark machining, spark eroding, die sinking, wire burning or wire erosion, is a metal fabrication process whereby a desired shape is obtained by using electrical discharges (sparks).

Can you wire erode Aluminium?

Wire erosion can cut tungsten carbide, exotic steel alloys, titanium and aluminium – in fact as long as it conducts electricity it can be cut with Wire EDM.

Is wire EDM a CNC machine?

Wire EDM uses CNC technology to control the wire’s path with unmatched precision—making it an ideal solution for the production of parts with precise dimensions and extremely high tolerances. Despite its strengths, wire EDM is not ideal for every machining project.

Can wire EDM make holes?

If your parts or components require extremely small-diameter holes popped with high precision and accuracy, you need American Wire EDM. With the capabilities to drill blind or through holes as small as 0.010″ in diameter, we offer EDM hole popping services to meet the needs of any industry or application.

Is EDM the same as spark erosion?

Spark erosion, also called Electro Discharge Machining, is useful to machine difficult shapes, as it has been used for decades as a means to create complex forms.

How accurate is spark erosion?

Solid sink spark erosion can deliver accuracy between 0.020mm and 0.050mm, often faster, more economically, and with greater guarantees of accuracy than conventional machining techniques.

Can you spark erode copper?

The element copper melts at approximately 1,083 degrees Centigrade, while temperatures in the spark gap may exceed 10,000 degrees Centigrade. With spark erosion, EDM spark temperatures many times higher than copper’s melting point, certain applications using copper electrodes suffer from unacceptable electrode wear.

Can you spark erode cast iron?

Spark Erosion Fluid “A” is also used as a dielectric fluid for spark erosion and has a higher flash point. It is used successfully to hone cast iron and in the high speed precision machining of non-ferrous metals.

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