Sequential laser and EDM micro-drilling for next generation fuel injection nozzle manufacture

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-182

  Li, Lin ^a   Diver, C ^b   Atkinson, J ^a   Giedl Wagner, R ^c   Helml, H J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DELPHI Technical Centre Gillingham   (United Kingdom)

^c GFH mbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drilling; Electrical discharge machining (EDM); Laser micro machining

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; DRILLING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; MICROMACHINING; NOZZLES; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

LASER DRILLING; LASER MICRO MACHINING; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; RE-CERTIFICATION;

FUEL INJECTION;

EID: 33750060759     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60393-X     Document Type: Article

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