wire-cut EDM

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf industrial equipment
Process
gptkbp:accuracy high
gptkbp:advantage minimal mechanical stress
can cut intricate shapes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs wire EDM
wire electrical discharge machining
gptkbp:compatibleWith direct contact between tool and workpiece
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:CNC
gptkbp:cut conductive materials
gptkbp:diameter 0.02 mm to 0.3 mm
gptkbp:firstCommercializedBy Agie
Charmilles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label wire-cut EDM
gptkbp:inventedBy 1960s
gptkbp:limitation only works on conductive materials
relatively slow process
gptkbp:material brass
molybdenum
gptkbp:relatedTo sinker EDM
gptkbp:removesMaterialBy spark erosion
gptkbp:requires high-voltage power supply
dielectric fluid
gptkbp:usedFor cutting hard metals
producing complex shapes
gptkbp:usedIn aerospace industry
medical device manufacturing
tool and die making
gptkbp:uses electrical discharges
thin wire electrode
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wire_EDM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6