ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SUPERIOR QUALITY IDEAL FOR MICROMACHINING
Plastic injection mold builders, aerospace and forging die job shops that want to begin performing fine-hole electrical discharge machining (EDM) can now rely on an advanced, high quality EDM solution. Makino’s EDGE2 Sinker EDM machine with fine-hole option achieves maximum micromachining performance with superior surface finishes.
The EDGE2 with fine-hole option allows for the ultimate in fine-hole machining detail on a sinker EDM machine. It will be a significant part of Makino’s micromachining exhibit in the EDM Pavilion of the 2004 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, September 8 through 15. It will be on display in the EDM Pavilion at Booth #4110 in Hall D.
EDGE2 Features
The EDGE2 with fine-hole option features 12 x 10 x 10 inch travels and weighs a sturdy 6,000 pounds. The machine bed is a heavily ribbed, single piece casting. Anti-friction linear guides and bearings complete the high-performance design, combining excellent rigidity with low-mass dynamics. This heavy-duty construction, combined with the fixed table, brings high levels of rigidity to every application.
Makino’s award-winning drop tank design with zero fill time and dielectric chiller completes these features. The drop tank improves many aspects of the EDM process, as the retractable tank walls provide wide-open table access for safe, simple slide-on loading and faster, more accurate setups. And the adjustable tank depth allows optimal matching of dielectric fluid level to workpiece size for overall dielectric savings.
Standard Features Promote Unattended Operation
The EDGE2 with fine-hole option is further enhanced by an array of Makino’s standard EDM features, including:
- an eight- or 16-station automatic electrode changer for unattended operation and improved throughput.
- An MA rotating head capable of standard 10 to 1,000 rpm rotation.
- High performance Z-axis spindle capable of up to 400-in./min. high speed jump.
- An automatic fire extinguisher to protect the operators, workpiece and machine.
- A fixed table that eliminates dielectric weight shift during machining and improves servo reaction speed and precision.
- Fine-Hole machining option capable of automatically changing 0.0039-inch diameter x 12-inch long pipe electrodes from the ATC unit.
- Fine-Hole machining option capable of utilizing 0.0012" diameter electrodes.
- Special electrode dressing operations permit automatic dressing routines to produce electrode to as small as 0.00024" diameter.