Wire EDM technology plays an important part in the competitive manufacturing sector. A strategic investment in wire EDM machinery and technology can greatly enhance the accuracies and surface finishes, reducing cycle times.

Many mold makers are opting for this more advanced application. Most of them are manufacturing parts, which cannot be made in low-cost labor countries. The twin wire technology assists greatly in manufacturing these intricate parts and proves to be of great help in reducing the operating cost and increasing autonomy. The twin wire technology enables the user to roughly cut the work piece with a larger diameter wire and then automatically switch to the smaller diameter wire. The twin wire technology is highly recommended for making intricate parts.

Similarly, with the use of the advanced filtration process, operating cost can be reduced significantly. The use of an integrated filter capacity and new filter designs reduces the downtime of the wire EDM and enables it to run longer, unattended. This improvisation is very important for high-speed cutting generators that are capable of manufacturing more parts per hour.

The latest development is the five-axis wire EDM, which is also called the turn and burn technology. It has opened up many new avenues for designing complex 3-D mold components.

The latest wire EDM s are capable of accomplishing the limits desired in speed, accuracy and finish, thus reducing the scope for further improvisation. Currently mold makers are focusing on finding better ways to make their existing equipment more efficient. Most of them are opting to run one machine in a three-shift workday, instead of running three machines on a one-shift working day. Simultaneously, with the integration of robotic tools and work changers that allow an unattended, lights-out operation of the additional two shifts, a significant increase in fixed overheads is achieved.