Wire EDM Machining

Wire EDM Machining lets you program and simulate Wire EDM Machining machines to produce part operations for complex parts and precision components out of hard conductive materials.

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Wire EDM Machining Basics

Wire EDM Machining is a process by which stock is cut by burning through the material by means of heat produced by electrical sparks between the stock and a wire. The part and wire are immersed in a dielectric (electrically non-conducting) fluid which also acts as a coolant and flushes away debris. It is an extremely accurate machining process adapted to small parts with complex shape including cutouts and thin walls. Wire EDM machines use CNC movement to produce the desired contour or shape. It uses a continuous-traveling vertical wire under tension as electrode.

Examples of a few types of parts are custom gears, stripper plates and mold and die components.

This app offers the following functions:

  • Creation of wire EDM machines and tools.
  • Creation of wire EDM features.
  • Creation of wire EDM pocketing operations.
  • Creation of wire EDM profiling operation.