Makino's newest EDNC Series RAM EDM machine- the EDNC85 brings rugged construction, simple programming and advanced design and performance features. MAKINO’S EDNC85 RAM EDM CAN HANDLE LARGER WORK PIECES QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY MASON, OH—September,...
Over the past several years there has been an increased interest in micro machining technology that has captured the imagination of every manufacturing and industry segment; from aerospace, medical appliance and the automotive world, the potential for product miniaturization continues to grow and while...
The role of the toolholder in high-speed milling is really no different than its role when applied conventionally. The role of the toolholder is always to provide an interchangeable interface between a machine spindle and a cutting tool, such that the effectiveness of either component is not diminished....
Roughing. Heat treating. Grinding. Electrode manufacturing.EDMing. Benchwork. Sound familiar? Each step in this traditionalapproach to forging die production adds time — and money — to theprocess. But it doesn't have to be that way. Roughing. Heat...
Nicknamed "The House of EDM," Norman Noble takes electrical discharge machining very seriously. The company slogan is 'Our name means excellence," and it shows in everything they produce. HOUSE OF EDM Norman Noble dramatically reduces consumable...
"We’ve never seen a part come out so perfect," said Mark Moore, EDM manager at Norman Noble of Cleveland, Ohio, as he walked through a row of EDMs made by three different manufacturers. "We have 187 machine tools, 26 of them EDMs. But that first part out of the Makino floored me."...
A V22 high precision vertical machining center was chosen to machine the part from roughing to finishing. The machining process began with top face roughing of the part using a 15-mm Pokholm face mill at 7500RPM. The outside perimeter was then machined with a 1.3-mm ball-nosed endmill running at 30,000RPM....
A previously outsourced retainer mold featuring 5,700 holes was machined on an EDGE2 Fine Hole using 0.0120 inch diameter hollow, copper pipe electrodes. Each hole required a 0.0132 inch finished hole diameter with a tolerance of ±0.0002 inch. _x000D_ _x000D_ The EDGE2 Fine Hole's precision...
Fixtures 2 - Hydraulic fixtures, 4 parts per fixture Part Cycle Time/Volumes 6.9 minuntes Machines A88E with robot load Parts Automotive steering knuckles Material Nodular Cast Iron Operation OP10...
CHALLENGE Lens Tool and Mould of Windsor, Ontario, faced a manufacturing market that was getting increasingly smaller as competition from around the world heightened. To prepare for a more competitive future, the company expanded its business to offer the type of EDM capabilities...