Big EDM seals the deal: submerged cutting of large workpieces such as honeycomb seals for jet engines calls for a larger capacity wire cut machine.(Better Production: Shops Using Technology) From: Modern Machine Shop | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Bramlet, Christina | COPYRIGHT 2007 Gardner Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Malcolm Schneer has always been "big" on EDM. Now big EDM, as in a machine capable of handling extremely large workpieces, is playing a major role at his shop, Swiss Wire EDM.

According to the Costa Mesa, California-based company, the catalyst for its recent acquisition of a wire machine capable of cutting parts as large as 3 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet tall fully submerged in dielectric was a job involving honeycomb seals for a jet engine. Already acutely aware of the bene...

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