Fanuc iC wire EDMs deliver cutting speeds up to 31 in. 2 /hr with uncoated brass wire and 33.6 in. 2 /hr with coated wire. R1 technology monitors effective pulses and adjusts machine feedrates to ...

A new hybrid EDM combines the high-speed machining of waterjet cutting with the ultra-high precision of wire EDMing on one machine platform. The combination is a system that reportedly rough cuts at ...

Imagine this EDM wire mounted like a 3D printer head, but with an extra axis or two for rotation or perhaps as an end effector of a robot arm, then having it scult from a solid block of metal.

The wire cost isn’t that great. Total running costs for an industrial wire-EDM machine are in a $3-4 an hour range. Which is inexpensive for the work being done.