New Technologies for Increasing the Capacities of WEDM Machines

Abstract:

The process of Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (WEDM) has experienced a dramatic growth in the last years. Together with the new requirements imposed by customer needs, globalization of the markets has brought about a new scenario in which competitiveness is the keyword. In the case of WEDM, it is only possible from a perspective that integrates developments in hardware, software and know-how, to generate the required added-value with respect to competitors. For instance, it is not enough to give an answer to the demand of a high-speed first cut: economy must be achieved together with a high accuracy and using low-cost wires. In this paper the research actions currently running aiming at the development of a new generation of WEDM machines are presented. The objective of this paper is to present an integrated research approach focused on industrial needs, covering the following aspects: Accuracy and productivity; automation and machine intelligence; eco-efficiency.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 713)
• Pages: 97-102
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.713.97
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Jose Antonio Sánchez, Soraya Plaza, J.M. Ramos, B. Izquierdo, N. Ortega, I. Pombo
• Keywords: Accuracy, Difficult-to-Machine, Surface Integrity, Surface Roughness (SR), WEDM

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