What is Wire Erosion?
While many forms of erosion are considered to be detrimental, wire erosion is actually very different. As a machine process that is used to cut through various substances in order to form parts for a number of different machines and devices, wire erosion is used daily as part of the production of essential goods. Here is some information about the process of wire erosion, as well as a couple of examples of how wire erosion can be used to best advantage. The concept of wire erosion has to do with the gradual breakdown of the wire during the cutting process. Wires that are carrying an electrical charge are uses as the medium to cut through such metal and other hard substances during the manufacturing process. As the wires are used to cut through substances, they begin to wear down and eventually have to be replaced. This wire eroder effect ensures that during the course of a project, more charged wires will be required in order to continue the hole burning and wire cutting. Closely relat
Wire erosion is a machining discipline in which charged wires are used to cut through a workpiece held in an electrolyte bath to form a part. As it cuts through the material, the wire is also eroded. Because of this, the wire spools continuously from one end to the other to avoid an accidental breakage. The wire can be deliberately broken to allow the wire to move from one area to another without cutting. The position of the wire can be controlled in either Two Axis or Four Axis mode: Two Axis Wire Positioning – The wire is held vertically. Only one set of co-ordinates (XY) is needed to describe the wires position. Four Axis Wire Positioning – Each end of the wire moves independently on a plane. The lower plane (using XY co-ordinates) and the upper plane (using UV co-ordinates) are parallel to one another. Usually part of the profile stays uncut to stop portions falling off the workpiece. The distance of this last uncut length of profile is called the Support Tag. EdgeCAM provides a Cu
