Monday, January 28, 2008
Aerospace testing of HAZ and recast
Concerning the aerospace testing Makino has undertaken, if there are any shops out there that would like to specific tests regards materials and test types, please contact me to discuss specifics.

We are planning on testing some more alloys, including Inconel, and also expand testing to RAM EDMs as well.  If you would like to have a copy of the NADCAP Certified test results, send me an email, and I will send you an electronic copy. 

We want to help everyone in the aerospace industry by showing that the EDM process today can be used reliably and safely, without the need for secondary operations to remove damaged material, compared to the process equipment available even as late as 15 years ago.

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Coming up this week - SurfaceWIZARD webinar
If surface finish is the name of the game in your EDM world, SurfaceWIZARD is definately something you should look into. We have a webinar coming up this Thursday discussing the topic.

Register to attend at www.makino.com/events today!

Surface Finish
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008
EDM in Aerospace webinar archive available

As you may or may not know, I presented a webinar on www.makino.com last July concerning the effects of the EDM process on surface integrity of titanium.  The data and photo micrographs were supplied courtesy of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.  Based on the test results that LMA provided to Makino, we decided to do some of our own testing.  These tests included 1, 2, and 3 pass machining on aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium, with brass and coated wires.  Metallurgical tests performed included recast layer and HAZ thickness, micro-cracking, and micro hardness of the various samples.  The results we saw were pretty amazing!  Check it out for yourself here. 

Accuracy
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 Thursday, January 17, 2008
A Change In Direction!

I wanted to let you all know that there will be a change coming in the format of this blog. Until now, it has been pretty much devoted to HEAT. From now on, this will be more of a general EDM blog. I will be posting topics related to HEAT, Surface Wizard, new technology developments, and customer success stories. Enjoy the new format and new site, www.EDMmatters.com!

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