What Is EDM Technology?

Electrical discharge machining or EDM technology utilizes two opposing electrodes. The material being machined is placed between the wire EDM electrodes.

Wire EDM electrodes create a visible spark between them, which passes through the wire and subject material in order to create an immense amount of heat. Cutter Innovations can cut through materials nearly eight inches thick with our wire EDM process.

During the wire EDM machining process, the wire is precisely plunged into the subject material. In order to facilitate wire EDM machining, the material and the electrodes must be submerged in deionized water.

Wire EDM services are ideal for precision machining applications. The experienced engineering team at Cutter Innovations can leverage wire EDM technology to craft products that meet your project specifications and performance needs.

The Wire EDM Process

When working with a new Client, Cutter Innovations swill work to match EDM capabilities with Client demand. We want to ensure that our products meet or exceed your expectations so that you can successfully complete your project by your set deadline.

While we strive to provide Clients with a rapid turnaround, we also employ stringent quality control protocols.

Cutter Innovations’ wire EDM machining services fall under our AS9100 quality management system. AS9100 is the most comprehensive set of internationally-recognized standards for implementing a machining quality management system. These standards provide a framework for producing top-quality aerospace products.

When you partner with Cutter Innovations, you can be confident in our processes, procedures, and practices. We love tackling tough challenges and look forward to every opportunity to demonstrate our wire EDM expertise.

Benefits of Wire EDM Machining

Wire EDM machining offers a multitude of benefits, particularly for applications where precision and surface quality is paramount. Cutter Innovations Clients typically turn to our EDM process when they need advantages such as:

Unparalleled Accuracy

By far one of the most noteworthy benefits of our wire EDM services is the level of accuracy with which we are able to manufacture products from conductive materials.

Precision is essential to the success of mission-critical projects within the aerospace, oil and gas, and medical industries. Even a few micrometers of variability could diminish project quality or result in a failure of essential equipment. For stakeholders and project leaders, both outcomes are unacceptable.

If you need precisely crafted custom products, Cutter Innovations is the clear choice. Our wire EDM process, quality control protocols, and commitment to our Clients differentiate us from the competition while also allowing us to create solutions with pinpoint accuracy.

Maximum Efficiency

Lengthy turnaround times for custom parts can delay project completion. Delays in your project can become a point of friction for investors and stakeholders. To make matters worse, excessive delays can compound the cost of completing a project, causing you to miss important deadlines and go over budget.

Cutter Innovations’ wire EDM machining can help you meet tight deadlines by creating custom solutions with an expedited turnaround. Wire EDM processes allow for quick setup and machining, which can mitigate the risk of costly delays.

Our team has the knowledge, expertise, and resources necessary to fulfill small custom orders or large requests in an efficient manner. We always do our best to meet our Clients' requests by their set timetable so that their projects can proceed forward without delay.

Optimal Feature Versatility

Wire EDM technology allows Cutter Innovations to create nearly sharp corners in complex shapes. Unlike other machining processes, EDM can cut extremely hard metals. If the material is conductive, it can be cut by an EDM wire.

The versatility of wire EDM machining processes gives you the freedom to push the envelope with your engineering designs so that you can create truly groundbreaking products.

In addition, our wire EDM cutting patterns are precisely controlled by CNC technologies. Our experienced engineering and design team are experts in the use of these technologies, which further enhances the versatility of wire EDM tools.

Pristine Surface Quality

When using wire EDM machining processes, the wire never actually contacts your product. Instead, all cutting is performed by the electrical discharge. What this means is that Cutter Innovations can accurately machine even the most delicate or weak conductive materials without causing structural damage.

Additionally, our wire EDM machining services can preserve the surface quality of your finished product. The electrical discharge causes minimal changes to the surface roughness, which yields a high accuracy for applications requiring an extremely close fit.

The wire EDM machining process also leaves behind minimal burring. Excessive burring can negatively impact product fit or performance. By reducing the frequency and severity of burring, Cutter Innovations can maximize the product and surface quality of your precision parts.

Minimal Need for Custom Tooling

While custom tooling is a necessity for some projects, minimizing the need for this labor-intensive process is a primary goal for Cutter Innovations. Excessive custom tooling can drive up project costs and increase turnaround times to unacceptable thresholds.

Fortunately, our established wire EDM processes and wealth of industry expertise allow us to minimize the need for custom tooling. This minimization means that we are able to produce your precision parts with more efficiency while also delivering maximum value by leveraging the versatility of wire EDM.

Why Cutter Innovations?

Cutter Innovations provides Clients with access to industry expertise, quality craft, and excellent value. We can use wire EDM processes to create your custom conductive metal products in a timely and efficient manner.

Our two decades of experience make Cutter Innovations the preferred choice for companies operating within industries where precision is a top priority.

.We work with organizations who require demanding materials, complex geometries, and precision in its designs. We also work with niche companies and organizations that want to be trailblazers within their respective industries by utilizing cutting-edge design practices.

Contact Cutter Innovations Today

Are you ready to take advantage of our exceptional wire EDM services? If so, then it is time to contact Cutter Innovations.

During our initial consultation, we will collect vital details about your product, desired design specifications, etc. Our experienced engineers will bring your vision to life using wire EDM machining.

We will produce components that exhibit superior precision, a high-quality surface, and minimal burring. Our team can machine conductive metal pieces nearly 8 inches in thickness.

If you would like to discuss your custom project and whether wire EDM machining is the optimal approach, call Cutter Innovations today. We look forward to providing you with the ideal custom-crafted parts for your next innovation.