Electrical discharge milling with oblong tools

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Mikesic, I J ^a   Fleisig, R V ^a   Koshy, P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer aided manufacture; Electrical discharge machining; Novel tooling; Spark erosion; Tool path planning

Indexed keywords

DIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC SPARKS; EROSION; MACHINING; MANUFACTURE; MILLING (MACHINING); ROTATION; SCANNING; SOIL MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; ELECTRODE WEARS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; NOVEL TOOLING; PATH PLANNING; PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS; REMOVAL RATES; SHARP FEATURES; SPARK EROSION; TOOL MANUFACTURES; TOOL PATH PLANNING; TOOL PATHS; TOOL SELECTIONS;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 57949102183     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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