Various Benefits of EDM Machining
An electrical discharge machining or known as EDM is considered to be the most cost-effective procedure and efficient way to machine the hard and electrically conductive materials. Also, machining with hard and challenging materials that are electrically conductive can be done with EDM, which is a machining method for high accuracy and is cost-effective. Below are some of the benefits of EDM and wire EDMs for your machining project.
Removing Excess Materials Easily
The wire EDM machines can carefully do the removal of excess materials without having to give a strong force when it comes to cutting. It is also mostly automated; this means that it has less chance to cause damage to the workplace. Because wire EDM machines could handle hard materials, there’s no need for any secondary post-machining thermal treatments. Because of this, there will be little to no heat stress that’s placed on the shaped part and lesser chances that the surface of the part becomes distorted.
Different Applications
A wire EDM is usually being used to mold and die manufacturing processes, especially for the extrusion dies and for blanking punches. Also, EDM could be used for all prototypes to the full production runs and this is also usually used in manufacturing metal tools. The process also is best for applications that will need low levels of stress.
No Impact Cutting
The process of machining hard materials mostly needs processing that’s intense where tools will have to be applied with force to create the shape that’s needed. Impacts can, however, create stress, which will distort the materials while cutting and rapidly wearing the tool. Using the old machining option for delicate parts can be challenging. Through a wire EDM, it will allow machining of both hard and fragile materials without any stress and impacts as long as it is electrically conductive.
Tolerance is Higher
A wire EDM machining is actually a lot more accurate compared to plasma or lasers. This doesn’t need any force for the part, which makes wire EDM machining capable of achieving high tolerance on precise dimensions and for accurate fits. This will help to eliminate the need for added processing and finishing of parts after the machining process.
Processing is Faster
Through an efficient and experienced machining expert, a wire EDM project could be used and will be completed in shorter lead time. This will allow you to get the important parts faster. A wire EDM machining will also produce tolerance parts that are of high quality without any distortion because a wire EDM could produce parts with just one step processing that helps you save both on time and money.
Cost-Effective Option
Another thing is that better molds and dies could be produced from the wire EDM cutting for just a low cost. Due to the reason that any electrically conductive material could be machined efficiently by using wire EDM machining, it takes less time and could be completed in just a single process.
Less Waste Produced
Wire EDMs also produce less waste. There’s no need for any clean up on the parts after the machining process because EDM could cut through even with the hardened materials easily. Due to the faster turnaround from machining, the savings could then lead to a more cost-effective machining process.