As a highly-accurate tooling method that uses electrical energy to cut, drill, etch and machine metal parts, wire EDM has a long list of applications such as stripper plates, gears, punches, stamping die components, and producing plastic molds. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Xact Wire EDM Corporation
Waukesha, WI | 800-798-9228XACT Wire EDM Corp. is one of the largest and most experienced Wire EDM Companies in the country. Our Wire EDM manufacturing capabilities include a large number of high-end machines with two locations offering advanced CMM and video inspection. We work with a wide variety of customers in the medical, defense, aerospace, automation, robotics industries as well as many companies in the metal machining, tooling & stamping industries. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified. Contact us today to learn more!
3D Industries, Inc.
Benseville, IL | 630-616-8700When you need a precision machine shop capable of machining complex/precision components you can count on 3D Industries. Our manufacturing team has the experience, equipment, software, facility and skills required to produce components with 1 to 100-micron accuracy.
Able Wire EDM, Inc.
Brea, CA | 714-831-0176Since our inception, Able Wire EDM Inc, an EDM manufacturer, has been specializing in aerospace, medical and automotive industries. As an industry leader, Able Wire EDM, Inc offers a number of varying services and produces parts economically and quickly with accuracy, exceeding its customers’ expectations with innovative manufacturing techniques, on-time deliveries and competitive pricing.
Reliable EDM, Inc.
Houston, TX | 800-947-3336Reliable EDM began in 1986, and was built following the biblical principle of Golden Rule Thinking: do to others as you want them to do to you. By providing quality, service, and value to its customers, they have become the largest EDM job shop in North America with over 85 EDM machines. Our around the clock operations provide you with fast service.
Wire Cut Company, Inc.
Buena Park, CA | 800-494-7328Founded in 1978, Wire Cut Company is an AS9100 ISO certified EDM manufacturer specializing in aerospace, medical and automotive industries. As an industry leader, Wire Cut offers a number of varying services and produces parts economically and quickly with accuracy, exceeding its customers’ expectations with innovative manufacturing techniques, on-time deliveries and competitive pricing.
Trutron Corporation
Troy, MI | 248-583-9166Trutron Corporation was formed in 1967 as an Electrical Discharge Machining company. Continually working to better serve customers, our capacity has expanded to meet a broad spectrum of machining requirements. Today, Trutron is an innovator in full service precision manufacturing serving a variety of industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Defense, and Oil & Gas.
Star-One EDM
Wellington, OH | 440-647-0600Since its founding in 1989, Star One has grown from a small machine shop with a single-wire EDM into a thriving full-service machining facility. With the recent addition of several state-of-the-art machines including the newest high-speed wire EDM, vertical machining center, straight-cut saw, and surface grinder available, Star One is fully equipped to complete your next project quickly and efficiently.
Wire EDM - Wire Cut Company, Inc.In order to electrically discharge machine a metal part using wire, a hole or perforation must already be made in the metal - this is usually done by small hole EDM. Wire EDM can then be accomplished through sparks produced from the wire which is connected to a source of power or a generator. The sparks are electrical discharges that can generate heat anywhere from eight to twenty thousand degrees depending on the required processing temperatures for the work piece.
Wire EDM - Wire Cut Company, Inc.Unlike plunge EDM, in wire EDM processes, a thin brass wire is fed through the pre-drilled hole in work piece and clamped on both ends by diamond guides. The wire is then used to create an intense electrical field between itself and the work piece with the electrical discharge, or sparks, eroding the surface of the work piece in the desired pattern or shape.
There is no actual contact between the electrode and the work piece, but rather a conductive path that is established between the electrode and the material. This process takes place in a bath of dielectric fluid, which prevents premature sparking and flushes away debris, conducts electricity between the electrode and the work piece and then flushes out the melted material. Wire EDM is used for cutting shapes through a selected part or assembly. Industries that utilize wire EDM machining technology include electronics, tool and die, aerospace, robotics and medical.
Wire EDM offers several advantages compared to conventional cutting methods including the ability to machine complex shapes and patterns and to machine very hard materials, such as stainless steel, titanium, carbide and inconel, at close tolerances. Wire EDM is also a cost-effective and flexible machining process. Disadvantages of wire EDM include heavy electrode wear due to the nature of the electrical discharge process, and a slow rate of material removal making the conventional EDM process time-consuming. However, some technological developments in wire cut EDM include using multiple heads for cutting two materials at once, control for preventing wire breakage, automatic self-threading features and new programmable machining strategies for wire EDM optimization.