Three-dimensional shaping by dot-matrix electrical discharge machining

Precision Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Furutani, Katsushi ^a   Enami, Toshio ^b   Mohri, Naotake ^a  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNITIKA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge machining (edm); Linear drive mechanism; Piezoelectric elements; Thin wire; Wear compensation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; FORMING; MACHINE TOOLS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

DOT MATRIX MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; THIN WIRE ELECTRODE; THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPING;

MACHINING;

EID: 0031224281     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-6359(97)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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