High automation, deep process integration and in-house fixture expertise enable BKV Braun to manufacture complex precision parts with remarkable efficiency. The subcontractor shows how streamlined ...

A lot has been accomplished in recent years to make wire EDM more efficient and reliable, but little has been done to make it faster. A big part of that limitation is just physics. A standard 0.010” ...

HS-Rib technology reduces machining time, lowers electrode wear, and results in more uniform finishes for large sinker EDM processes 30x faster Z-axis acceleration Balancing electrode consumption, ...

Just as practical nuclear fusion has been “only 20 years away” for the last 80 years or so, the promise of electrical discharge machining (EDM) in the home shop seems to always be just around the ...

The past five years have seen an increasing interest in the novel applications of electrical discharge machining, particularly from the Far East and Europe, with industry starting to see the potential ...