Automation and technical innovation found good prospect for EDM

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The progress of EDM processing technique, include what automation and combination machine craft level to rise, make the job was achieved as far as possible tall efficiency, help EDM treatment makes technology of a high end, make die manufacturer can score greater success. In going 10 years, to face the double menace that comes from abroad competition and economic depression, die manufacturer must cut manufacturing cost, in order to hold the dominant position that its compete. EDM market is mixed with heavy model line cut technology, and the ceaseless development of automation technology will respond to this kind of situation, these technologies already were in the industry by redefine. Industrial change the view according to manager of sale of technology of Mitsubishi EDM company Mr Greg Langenhorst, the biggest change in going 10 years is the main energy concentration that people begins to will be produced go up in cost and function. His explanation says: "Under the economic pressure that die manufacturer is in the whole world, to can compete with country of cost of other small service, die manufacturer of the United States must find effective method, ability holds its competition dominant position, need to produce more products with inferior cost and rapidder rate already. Today's American die manufacturer needs to use automation device, want to purchase these equipment reasonably. They must choose character of service level of best, technology is top and cover an area of least EDM to machine equipment, next the automation system with appropriate relocate, in order to get the biggest get one's own back. " today's EDM treatment machine tool has extraordinary control characteristic, it makes the machine tool enters all-around 3D world from 2D world of the standard, the machine tool has 3D core to build modular function, and inside buy intelligence is characteristic, can help die manufacturer as soon as possible achieve manager of sale of market of company of optimal result Erowa Technology Mr Dean Calin also puffery the good point that uses automation system. His explanation says: "The respect is machined in heavy model and line cut, nobody change the necessary method that operation treatment and automation are advantage of the competition in maintaining its to be made in the mould. " company of Methods Machine Tools and selling manager of whole nation of Methods EDM group Mr Stephen Bond think: "Mould market is challenged in what the price and delivery field place are faced with, force a mould to make an enterprise must change their treatment facilities and working way. Previously, the enterprise had never encountered enormous like what come from abroad manufacturer so today pressure, the profit that forces them and workload reach the degree that cannot live almost; Although mould business discovery still can produce the circumstance of eligible product to fall in the mould, they also can send out their undertake be machininged afresh. Go up from essence for, its inherent quality makes these job shops were getting used to respect of new today technology to still score huge success, reduced their manufacturing cost, and its delivery rate is rapidder than the competitor of other country. " Mr Bond continues to say: "It is with Japan and Korea exemple, the challenge that we face is higher service cost, and to China, India and other country character, the problem that its were not faced with is to shorten date of delivery. Rise as their quality, service charge, raw material and the price that machine machinery also are rising ceaselessly. Mexico because its cheap labor, once was driving competitor of the United States, but must explore new method now, reduce manufacturing cost, so that compete with Asian country. " Nextpage is in GF AgieCharmilles company, manager of its business development department Mr Gisbert Ledvon offerred such view to coming from foreign competition. He says: "Because the service charge of southeast Asia area is inferior, foreign company often can produce a pattern with inferior cost. Today, the pattern that is used at making toy and mobile telephone does not have one exceptional ground almost overseas production. Competitive ability is done not have on the price as a result of die manufacturer of the United States, accordingly the die manufacturer of a lot of United States was forced to exit this market. Can live the company that come down, will main energy was in centrally on new market, invest capital in new technology. Chemical industry of the automation standard that these manufacturing companies begin to increase EDM and field of treatment of milling of 5 axes high speed, actor makes circuit, use innovation technology. Using field of this kind of technology, already produced very big change. Come from traditional sense say, the sale gave all EDM of die manufacturer the machine tool in the past, use at almost model antrum model treatment. But in going 10 years, as a result of the development of machine tool of EDM line cut, bring about many job shops to rely on this kind of technology to reduce the pattern with manufacturing time and extremely mixed treatment. " the supplier of machine tool of treatment of metabolic EDM discharge of range of products already was inside briefer period, refined their range of products further, taste the requirement that quality raises ceaselessly in order to satisfy industry industry to producing. "Machine tool manufacturer already began to use the machine tool design with higher efficiency, use newest PC to control motor of system, servo and electron to compensate a technology, in order to provide the machine tool with better cost effectiveness, still maintain the demand of necessary treatment precision, contented client at the same time. Major design already entered 3D CAD period, because this is produced must follow closely times, in system of their machine tool control, increase the function of this kind of software. Current, the CNC system of newest generation is in normally a 15in was added on clavier (1in=25.

4mm, similarly hereinafter) feeling type dominates screen, use mouse means input. What what show on control screen is all-around 3D hypostatic model, image clarity, color is rich, can help operation personnel watch the part that machining. And hopeful the certain mistake that in removing a part, exists. In the past, these mistakes often may bring about a spare parts to discard as useless. " Mr Langenhorst of Mitsubishi EDM company says, "We machine of cut of jet of all EDM treatment machine tools, water and equipment of laser beam machining are in all the time develop ceaselessly towards this direction. Our control system has been entered from 2D world of the standard all-around 3D world. In the meantime, offer together with the machine tool still have inside technology of buy type intelligence, accordingly we can provide old processing technique and manufacturing experience for the client, help them can achieve best result since the first day. " Mr Calin of Erowa Technology company points out, block workpiece to be carried quickly or move trial assembly, more and more the requirement that is necessary to satisfy tray to turn production. Mr Calin explanation says: "All these is to be implementation automation to shift to an earlier date ready-made. " Mr Ledvon of GF AgieCharmilles company says, in the mould treatment and line cut EDM machine a respect, they had stridden very big one step ahead. His explanation says: "Machine a respect from the mould for, use Gamma technology not to need to undertake in the surface of large mould manual polish works again later, this can make of electrode wear away reduce 40% , decreased to handle cost thereby. Heat controls the development of mechanical production technology to make precision level rises greatly. Miniature EDM treatment makes its strode ahead again one pace, allow its to use the small-sized electrode of low norms, make electrode wears away fell lowest. " the view according to Mr Ledvon, cutting technology becomes a kind already completely to be oriented technology in order to apply. Accordingly, the machine tool can use the technology of specific need automatically, make its can achieve its highest performance in the applied domain in type of avery kind of. "The breakthrough of CNC technology makes process designing and implementation automation become more easy, help die manufacturer works in the luminous environment that do not have the lamp, process onefold spare parts or the plug-in unit of many moulds effectively. Applied field is changed in certain miniature, larger compositive type cutting tool changes device can install 160 electrode, complement thereby the working capacity that increased this kind of machine tool. " Mr Ledvon says, "In domain of treatment of online cut EDM, crewel cut technology is a very big breakthrough, make a workshop OK use big diameter and line of small diameter cut to undertake line cutting is machined, workpiece needs to move trial assembly to get stuck only. The diameter is small to 0.

0008in cuts the development of secant, can use at production to machine dinky spare parts. Actually, line of this kind of cut can be used at automatic thread machining, improve manufacturing efficiency. The innovation of the dynamo accelerated cutting rate further, raised yield, reduced manufacturing cost. 3D debugs a system automatically to make workpiece needs to have level and perpendicular more accurate problem with handiwork no longer. " in company of Methods Machine Tools and Methods EDM group, a lot of companies use technology of strong voice milling to help the integral time that reduces a mould to make place need. "The employer that this kind of method forces mould workshop from use heavy standard standard to machine large mould to be transferred use law of strong voice milling to machine a mould. In addition, machine the machine that place of this kind of mould wants, as technical change, to it relevant complex process designing also begins change. Its diversity still includes the treatment type that pursues inside the workshop. Mould workshop is seeking the help of CNC machine tool and milling machine now, in order to satisfy their need. In addition, they also need EDM the mould of this kind of standard makes a technology. " Mr Bond explanation says, "Aborning, robot technology goes to the biggest effect since regular meeting. Center automation solution to each fields that the mould creates, can reduce service cost, what invest quickly is fast reclaim. If die manufacturer wants to obtain all over the world the opportunity that each district sells its mould product, below the condition that must not adding able-bodied person so, strive for more handling time from the machine tool. " Mr Bond of future that challenges company of machine tool of Methods Machine Tools and group of Methods EDM Group thinks, the challenge that this industry faces future will be qualified labor is in short supply. Mr Bond says: "Today's mould worker has begun to enter aged. Mould manufacturing industry needs new development condition and technology, ability attracts more youths to become mould worker. Implementation automation, use new-style machine tool and advanced CAD/CAM software not only can have tremendous effect to mould manufacturing industry, and the construction that is helpful for attracting the talented person with next young generation to share this trade. " the Mr Calin complement of Erowa Technology company says: "Current, some moulds job shops cannot have lived; Be brave in to innovate to just have the greatest may better progress with those job shops of bold innovation only however. " the Mr Ledvon basis of GF AgieCharmilles company afore-mentioned views of Mr Calin, express further: "In light of current condition, because the dollar depreciates, die manufacturer of the United States has definite advantage, but this kind of situation won't continue all the time go down. Come round to say from eye, the United States still is produced temporarily ' cheap ' the place of high grade mould. A lot of job shops will fall in this kind of situation, raise capital, enlarge the investment of new technology, in order to assure its the competitive advantage henceforth. But the price of raw material will rise, because machine of cut of this EDM line will receive more wide application, because it produces the odd material after treatment to be able to reclaim to be used again, won't make expensive stuff becomes those who do not have value to cut bits. " according to Mr Ledvon forecast, it is more important that processing technique of milling of high speed of 5 axes linkage will become a kind in mould job shops the technology with universal popularity, this not only because its can produce electrode,be, and the treatment that die of whole temper by dipping in water completes to provide element in the process can get stuck in one-time shift trial assembly. He emphasizes saying: "In all and banner mould job shops, automation level will rise further, use by robot connective muti_function technology, can make the workshop is achieved completely every week 7 days, everyday of 24h work without lamplight automation. " Mr Langenhorst of company of Mitsubishi EDM Systems emphasizes: "Our bottom line must design the machine tool that has better cost effectiveness namely, do one's best make its can win the biggest investment get one's own back. Since 1978, mitsuibish company is offerring EDM to machine a machine tool to American market all the time. Today, cost 145000 dollars to be able to buy the machine tool of this kind of level, after can be in again at the same time, pay off. We should use all sorts of methods as far as possible, do good work effectively quickly as far as possible, different treatment craft is united in wedlock together, in order to score the greatest success. " above all, use Laser Cutting machine or machine of water jet cut to undertake thick cutting is machined, next machine tool of cut of reoccupy EDM line has precision work. Major model antrum uses treatment of strong voice milling, mix in the reinforcement inside the treatment on EDM machine tool antrum next round horn of smaller part diameter. If somebody can resemble these machine tools in that way, multinomial treatment craft is constituted together, so they not only can be in this industry stop, and still can score more gain, and expand their business. CNC Milling