Posts in category "case-study"
Sub-Sea Rack Piston
Project Name Sub-Sea Rack Piston – Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power and Motion Control Industry Sector Defence Type of Work Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) (WEDM) Client Requirement This project involved batch production. We had to wire erode involute, 7 tooth rack piston. Tolerance of tooth depth to outer diameter +/- 0.02 µm. Parallel within 0.05 Read More
Reindeer Christmas Decoration
Project Name: Reindeer Christmas Decoration Industry Sectors: Reindeer Christmas Decoration Type of Work: 2 EDM Technologies – Wire EDM (WEDM) and Small Hole EDM Drilling. Client Requirement: It’s that time of the year when everyone is getting into the Christmas spirit and many companies put together stunning festive displays and decorations. We were recently approached Read More
Brush Arm – Brass CZ121
Project Name: Brush Arm – Brass CZ121 Industry Sectors: Electrical Components Type of Work: Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM): Wire Erosion (WEDM), Sub-contract Wire Erosion, Sub-contract EDM Fast Hole Drilling Client Requirement: Our client required some brass CZ121 brush arm components, which we had the capability to produce using two EDM manufacturing processes – WEDM (wire Read More
Laminated Shim Head Gaskets
Project Name: 0.05mm (50 µm) Laminated Shim Head Gaskets Industry Sectors: Motorsport Type of Work: Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM): Wire Erosion (WEDM), Sub-contract Wire Erosion, Sub-contract EDM Fast Hole Drilling. Client Requirement: Our client wanted us to wire erode a range of different gaskets from 1.5mm laminated stainless steel 302 – 0.05mm laminates. Work Carried Read More
Trim & Form and Reconditioning Die Assemblies
Project Name: Trim & Form and Reconditioning Die Assemblies Industry Sector: Electronics – Microelectronic Components Client Requirement: Our client asked us to manufacture various die assemblies with a machining tolerance of +/- 0.05mm to generate a surface roughness below 2 Ra (µm). Type of Work: The first part of the process was to produce numerous Read More
Spacer and Blank Manufacture
Project Name: Spacer and Blank Manufacture Industry Sector: Chemical Mixing Client Requirement: Our customer wanted us to produce a large quantity of spacers and blanks. To do this we used our sub-contract wire electrical discharge machines. As with all our projects, where possible we try to minimise material waste ensuring what we do keeps the Read More
CC493K Bronze Sleeve Bushings Leaded Gunmetal Machine Part
Project Name: CC493K Bronze Sleeve Bushings Leaded Gunmetal Machine Part Industry Sector: Oil and Gas, Defence, Construction Machinery Client Requirement: Our client needed us to wire erode a Ø 890.0 mm x 500.0 mm bush into two equal halves, producing a minimal kerf width. Type of Work: Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM): Wire Erosion (WEDM), Sub-contract Read More
Electrical Discharge Machining
Project Name: Complex electrical discharge machining electrode for aerospace turbine manufacture Industry Sector: Aerospace Client Requirement: We were asked by our client to wire erode a complex shaped, copper electrode with a thickness of 1.25 mm and tolerance of +/- 20 microns (20 µm, 0.02mm). This was all set at an angle of 30°. Type Read More
Rock Deformation – Direct Shear Component
Project Name: Rock Deformation – Direct Shear Component Industry Sector: Research – Environmental Science (Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences) Our client has a worldwide reputation for excellence and is at the leading edge of research into experimental rock deformation. They work with the layers of rock inside the earth, producing conditions from the brittle crust Read More
Wire Erosion – Impeller Splining
Project Name: Wire Erosion – Impeller Splining Industry Sector: Mining, Dredging etc (Slurry Collection) Type of Work: Wire Erosion Client Requirements: A client approached Cheshire Wire Erosion wanting us to make some impellers with the splines. The challenge was that rather than one or two impellers they required large quantities of them and within a Read More
