Wirecut EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) is a thermal machining process. Sparks discharged from a small-diameter, tensioned wire erode the workpiece without any contact between the tool and the part produced. […]
Conventional EDM equipment first appeared in the early 1950s, and performed simple machining utilizing the phenomenon of electrical spark but utilizes five heads mounted above discharge. […]
EDM dielectric additives can subtract labor costs for mold makers by eliminating the need for secondary hand polishing. […]
Framingham, MA – Moldflow Corporation, the leading provider of plastics simulation software that empowers more users to optimize more designs across their enterprise, recently announced the release of Moldflow Plastics Insight (MPI) 6.2. MPI 6.2 has significant enhancements to allow more people to work faster on larger models and interface to more applications. [...]
NX Nastran is a premium computer-aided engineering (CAE) tool that major manufacturers worldwide rely on for their critical engineering computing needs to produce safe, reliable and optimized designs within increasingly shorter design cycle times. […]
NX CAM from Product Lifecycle Management Australasia (plm) is providing a means for design/manufacture businesses to streamline shop floor operations and actively reduce the number of steps from design to production. […]
Key features of QuickElectrode include: […]
Many EDM electrode design steps are being automated, making electrode production faster and easier. Developments promise to streamline situations where EDMing is unavoidable, […]
One of the most complete and proven solutions:NX Mold Design replaces labor-intensive steps with process-specific functions that require only minimal input to execute. The result is remarkably faster turnaround compared to traditional software systems. In addition, with NX Mold Design, you can capture and leverage your own mold design expertise to further advance productivity Part [...]
EDM wire cutting uses a metallic wire to cut a programmed contour in a workpiece. Extrusion dies and blanking punches and various other forms of jigs and fixtures are often machined by wire cutting. […]