EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining)

News • March 2, 2021

Eriez names new global senior director of marketing

John Blicha has been named global senior director of marketing and brand management for Eriez. Blicha joined Eriez in 2012 as manager of marketing communications.

News • November 9, 2020

Eriez hosts live demos at virtual PACK EXPO

Eriez, an exhibitor at the PACK EXPO Connects Virtual Trade Show, is presenting four live demonstrations featuring the company's Xtreme Metal Detectors and vibratory equipment.

News • October 16, 2020

CGTech and Makino renew partnership

CGTech, the developer of Vericut software, and Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of high precision CNC machine tools technology, renewed a strategic corporate partnership. Makino and CGTech have worked together for more than 30 years to provide manufacturing and design solutions to manufacturers around the globe.

News • March 10, 2020

Glebar names Josh Wendrickx strategic account manager

Glebar Co., Ramsey, New Jersey, named Josh Wendrickx strategic account manager. He will cover the Midwestern U.S.

Articles • February 10, 2020 • Alan Richter

A look inside Wisconsin Engraving Co.

A Wisconsin engraving and texturing shop offers electrode machining and sinker EDMing services.n

Articles • February 4, 2020

EDM shop finds fix with robotic automation

Dual-wire EDM automation cell helps Twin City EDM meet customer needs.

News • December 17, 2019

Clippard uses GIP Plasma hybrid coated brass wire to boost EDMing speed

Clippard, Cincinnati, produces fluid control products and other high-precision components, and prides itself on having been vertically integrated for decades, since its founding in 1941. The company operates two ISO-certified manufacturing locations in Ohio and does advanced machining of all types to produce its extensive catalog of standard and custom product for a myriad of markets worldwide. At the heart of its machining capabilities are 12-axis CNC Swiss machines, CNC milling centers and CNC wire EDMs, plus numerous post-finishing operations, including anodizing, EN plating and thermal deburring.

News • December 13, 2019

Study: Adoption of cost-effective wire EDMs to gain momentum

According to a new market report pertaining to the global electric discharge machine (EDM) market, that market is projected to reach a value of US$ 6.1 billion by 2027. The EDM market is expected to expand at a CAGR of ~6% from 2019 to 2027, in terms of volume. Growth of the EDM market can be attributed to increasing need for EDMs for the development of high-end machining designs in various industries. Asia Pacific is anticipated to lead the global electric discharge machine market, followed by North America during the forecast period.

Articles • December 5, 2019 • Alan Richter

All about machining metal 3D-printed parts

Learn the latest on hybrid machine tools, large-scale printed parts and material removal from CTE contributors.

Articles • December 4, 2019 • William Leventon

Additive Manufacturing Makes the Cut

GF Machining Solutions introduces horizontal wire EDM that quickly separates 3D-printed parts from build plates.

Products • October 18, 2019

QW Elite Tooling-On-Demand Program

Quality Wire EDM Inc. has introduced a tooling-on-demand program called QW Elite. This program was designed from the ground up with the ease and convince of the end user in mind. The QW Elite tooling-on-demand program ensures to be the most comprehensive and efficient program in the industry for managers, toolmakers, buyers and the like to keep their production tooling up and running.

News • October 2, 2019 • Alan Richter

The combination of building and removing material

As additive manufacturing and 3D printing of metal parts continues to make inroads into production environments, the need to efficiently and effectively finish-machine them when typically required gains importance.