Electrical discharge machining (EDM) has quickly become one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways of machining materials that are not only hard but also electrically conductive. It is one of the most accurate processes that there is as well.
What you may not know are the major benefits of wire EDM machining services. If you are in need of accurate, precise parts on an accelerated timeline, here are the benefits of going with EDM machining.
Cutting Complex Shapes
Since wire EDM machining services involve the use of a fine wire that uses electrical discharges, it is capable of performing much more precise cutting. That also involves being able to cut much more complicated shapes easily.
Even the hardest and most fragile of metals can be cut using EDM machining. The wire can adapt to just about any shape, even some of the most minute holes and contours, all without needing to heat the material beforehand.
No Impact Cutting
Generally speaking, cutting harder materials requires more intense processing. Tools need to be applied using greater impact and force in order to create the desired shapes. There are some major disadvantages in this process, such as material distortion, not to mention wearing the tool.
Wire EDM machining services can perform the cuts without performing any impact cutting. Wire EDM can cut materials that are brittle, fragile, or extremely hard, all without the stresses and impacts that would come with other cutting processes. As long as the material is electrically conductive, it can be cut easily.