How to build an excellent mold shop
The first and hardest step in the lean process is recognizing that your perfectly functioning shop can be improved. […]
How to mill Micro EDM Electrodes
First, this type of machine may take a beating machining graphite if it lacks the appropriate dust protection and it may not have the tight tolerance required for repositioning and redressing electrodes. The bottom line is that achieving efficiency in machining micro EDM electrodes calls for a machine dedicated to this process and designed for [...]
How to Choose a Right EDM Machine
First and foremost, machine selection is a huge part of operational efficiency in EDM. Depending on the application, moldmakers can choose from wire, drilling, sinker or some combination of the three. […]
Automation and Combination will help your EDM operations
The latest advances in automation and combined machine technologies can bring your EDM operations forward by leaps and bounds. […]
Do an Economical EDM Operation
Several operational strategies can help moldmakers increase the value they reap from their EDM processes. In wire EDM, for example, the type of wire used can cut costs and improve efficiency. Brass is a commonly used and cost-effective wire material, but zinc-coated wire can increase speeds by up to 15 percent for improved productivity. [...]
How to Maintain EDM Performance
Proper preventative maintenance is crucial in keeping EDM machines running as efficiently and economically as possible. Operators need to check and maintain consumables—such as power feeders, filters and resin—regularly to prevent unstable, inaccurate machining. […]
Hydraulic locking core pull cylinder helps mold making
More sophisticated tooling technologies are always evolving. One advancement that improves efficiency and speed is a hydraulic locking core pull cylinder. By employing this method of actuating a core pull, molders can take advantage of smaller mold bases, […]
How to Maintain Dampened Adapters
At about 95 percent of the time, dampened adapters only fail due to tool crashes. Otherwise dampened tooling will last for many years of use. In fact, a lot of the systems manufactured in the 1980s are still in use today. […]
Digital Thermography helps to Mold Manufacture
If your business has never used digital thermography, or if you’ve dabbled with it and weren’t satisfied with the results, or haven’t really kept up with the technology, it’s time to look again with a fresh set of eyes. […]
EDM is getting important in china mold industry
A number of recent EDM developments offer significant solutions to obstacles facing the moldmaking industry in the millennium. […]