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MASON, Ohio – June 15, 2018 –Introducing the new UP6 HEAT Wire EDM machine designed for Ultra Precision machining. The new machine is capable of achieving work piece positional accuracies of 1 micron (0.00004”) while providing X/Y/Z travels respectively of 650 x 470 x 320mm (25.59”...

THE CHALLENGE STRATTEC Security Corporation has been supplying locks and keys for the automotive market since vehicles were invented. This Milwaukee, Wis., company is a worldwide leader that has driven the innovations in its field, including the move from mechanical to electromechanical...

The EDGE2i machine brings an effective combination of high performance and versatility to Sinker EDM operations. The EDGE-Series machines are configured with many productive technologies to efficiently handle any task, and utilize the latest SuperSpark4 and IES (Intelligent Expert System) technologies. 

THE CHALLENGE Master Cut of Schaumburg, Ill., enjoys a diversified customer base in the medical, aerospace, tool and die, mold and automotive industries. When the company got its start as a two-man operation, it used a non-auto-threading machine for its die and mold operations which...

Form Grinding wanted a better way to create the carbide inserts it used for cold extrusion forming in steel dies. The grinding wheel process they used to dimensionalize the carbide was slow and inefficient, and working with carbide on a grinding wheel is an untidy process. Plus it was costly, as the...

Built to achieve even higher levels of precision and surface finish.
The U32j Wire EDM machine is built to achieve higher levels of precision and surface finish capability over the standard U3 and U3 H.E.A.T. models.
 

THE CHALLENGE Little Lakes Machine & Tool of Stratford, Ontario, specializes in custom tooling for powdered metal parts. These tools are put under a lot more stress than typical molds and the materials are rated very high in hardness and abrasiveness. Most of the materials used in the company’s...

The World’s Fastest Wire EDM Machine. Introducing the Makino U6 H.E.A.T. Extreme: Witness how this 0.016" technology machines 2 to 3 times faster than traditional 0.010" brass wire, while maintaining similar hourly wire consumption rates Learn which applications are best suited...

Producing fine finishes on EDMed surfaces has long been a goal, especially for mold and die shops that operate ram-type electrical discharge machines. Lately, there has been renewed interest in using additives in the dielectric oil to achieve ultra fine finishes with graphite electrodes without excessive...

Makino's newest EDNC Series RAM EDM machine- the EDNC85 brings rugged construction, simple programming and advanced design and performance features.   MAKINO’S EDNC85 RAM EDM CAN HANDLE LARGER WORK PIECES QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY MASON, OH—September,...