Achieving the Impossible with Wire EDM Cutting Services
Ego Manufacturing Group offers Micron Tolerance Wire EDM services, machining the ‘impossible’ to achieve components most CNC machine shops are not capable of producing. Our very specialized Wire EDM services have high precision 0.0025mm wire capabilities. We also offer micron positional accuracies — though 3μm to 5 μm are more common, we have achieved positional accuracies of 0.1μm.
We can achieve one-micron positional accuracy (0.5 micron was the best we’ve achieved under a special circumstance but 3 microns (0.003mm) is more commonly achieved). We use a true 5 Axis indexing system , custom assembled by combining the efforts of a Japanese Control Systems company and a Swiss EDM company.
Our Wire EDM machines have glass scales with 0.1µm resolution. They have been specially calibrated and aligned with laser equipment, and are maintained in a very well controlled temperature and clean room atmosphere, ensuring your components are machined to their exact specifications. Our Wire EDM Machining is done in a room within a room type of arrangement – to ensure perfect temperature, dust and humidity control – this extra step helps us achieve the perfection we seek for Wire EDM.
We also offer close tolerance 5 axis CNC machining , CNC swiss machining and precision lathe work to produce components requiring varied machining processes.
Wire EDM Machining with CNC Swiss Lathes
The expert CNC machinists at Owens Industries use the latest technology in Swiss lathes to manufacture parts for a wide variety of industries. The CNC Swiss machined parts from Owens Industries are always made with the tightest tolerances and highest accuracy, ensuring your component is made to your exact specifications.
Since wire EDM machining is used to manufacture the most delicate and complex parts, our CNC Swiss precision lathes are the best machines to use for the most exact components. Our machines are capable of making parts up to 16” thick, but they are ideal for manufacturing tiny components accurate to +/-1 micron. With specially calibrated parts and laser alignment, our wire EDM cutting process is the best you’ll find in the CNC machining industry.
Some of the capabilities of our CNC Swiss machining lathes include:
- a. Gear holding
- b. Deburring
- c. Rough finishing
- d. Tool & die manufacturing
- e. Drilling
Benefits of EDM Wire Cutting at Ego Manufacturing Group
Wire EDM lends itself to some of the closest machining tolerances available today. At Ego Manufacturing Group, we witness the benefits of such exact cutting with each work piece produced from our state-of-the-art wire EDM machines. Beyond seemingly impossible cutting tolerances, wire EDM services offer additional benefits like:
- A. Superior Consistency – throughout the duration of the cutting process, conventional cutting tools can wear down or even break, resulting in tiny inconsistencies in the final product. Wire EDM cycles new wire between spools to produce consistent electrode quality, which lends itself to repeatable wire cuts.
- B. Simultaneous Cutting – in some cases, the EDM wire can cut through stacked sheeting materials to produce identical OEM components at the same time; this multiplies productivity, saving you time and money.
- C. Material Compatibility – wire EDM can make precise cuts on a wider range of material than conventional milling. Our wire EDM erodes the work piece surface, providing the capability to machine hardened metals like tungsten carbide, or softer materials like copper. Additionally, extremely thin material can be accurately machined, because there is no contact between the piece and the wire. This eliminates distortions found in stressed cuts.
- D. Eliminates Finishing – wire EDM cuts at Ego Manufacturing Group produces ultra-fine finishes which do not require additional surface treatments. A product coming out of our wire EDM machines is pretty much ready to go.
Wire EDM machining opens up a whole new world of possibilities for cutting and machining OEM parts. The engineers at Ego Manufacturing Group are on the leading edge of the EDM wire cutting industry, providing the most precise parts with the tightest tolerances available today. Ego uses this and many other types of EDM and conventional machining processes to produce the exact component you need as efficiently as possible.
True 5 Axis Wire EDM Capabilities
In addition to our Wire EDM services, we offer true rotary axis indexing Wire EDM. We teamed up with European and Japanese manufacturers to develop proprietary and highly accurate true 5 Axis Wire EDM systems, setting us apart from other CNC machine shops. Our Sink EDM capabilities complement this “unusual” talent/machine. We also offer close tolerance 5 axis CNC machining and precision lathe work to produce components requiring varied machining processes. Contact Ego Manufacturing Group to learn more about our CNC machining services and what makes us your best choice for EDM work.
