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You may be asking yourself, what kinds of parts are suited for HEAT? Below is a picture, but in general any part that has lots of cuts, through-holes, and other complex features. If you’re cutting flat-plate work, HEAT won’t give you much benefit. If you’re cutting a part that is complicated and the nozzles can’t seal against the part, you can expect significant (30-50%) time savings using HEAT.

For all those wondering, HEAT stands for High Energy Applied Technology.

The practical utilization of this high performance machining technology enhances machining speeds up to 40 percent as compared to competitive machining performance.

HEAT also provides a 60 percent improvement in part accuracy and straightness over competitive technologies when compared to the same number of machining passes.

It’ll work as a retrofit on any of Makino’s SP43 and SP64 Wire EDM machines, and is available as an option on new SP43s and SP64s.

In later posts, we’ll talk about how HEAT is different from conventional wire EDM technologies and its performance in real-world applications. You can also email me any questions about HEAT at Jeff.Kiszonas@Makino.com.

Hello, everyone. I'm Jeff Kiszonas, EDM product manager for Makino. In this forum, I'll be discussing HEAT – the latest innovation in Makino Wire EDM technology.

We'll be posting everything from technical descriptions of the technology to test cuts. As you have questions feel free to email me at jeff.kiszonas@makino.com.