Dear all, I did follow the interesting discussion about retrofitting EDM machines closely.... .
Is there anybody out there having experience with retrofitting of ECM machines (Electrochemical Maching) ? This processing technology does seem to be alot less common compared to EDM, some basics of the process are mentioned here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrochemical_machining http://electrochemicalmachining.com/technology/process-overview Compared to EDM there are quite some advantages: - very low surface roughness achievable - no recast layer or heat affected zone Therefore a nice technology to process advanced alloys as for example Inconel 718 or alike.... . We are developing high performance gas turbines. In order to keep BLISK (/Blade on a disc/) manufacturing in house we are planning to acquire and retrofit an ECM machine. My questions: - has this been done by anybody on this list so far ? - any recommondation concerning potential machines to choose from ? (Machines should have an obsolete control system in order to follow the usual justification for conducting a retrofit.) - an alternative might be using an EBM machine as the basis and converting this to ECM. However this would involve quite significant modifications in the field of electrolyte processing, gas cleaning and safety issues (H2 is formed during the process) Thanks alot for your comments in advance + Best Regards, Peter Am 14.01.2017 um 11:58 schrieb Nicklas Karlsson: > It would be good with links like this on the linuxcnc home page and of course > even better with files themselves if there are no copyright restrictions. > > I have attachad a pdf-file which is interesting. > > On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 09:08:03 +0700 > TJoseph Powderly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nicklas, Sarah and all interested in EDM >> i found this resource >> unlike most tech sites , the papers are free :-) >> http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22128271/42/supp/C >> regards, tomp tjtr33 >> >> btw: lots more than edm here! >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors >> Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. >> With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. >> Training and support from Colfax. >> Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors >> Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. >> With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. >> Training and support from Colfax. >> Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
