Wire & Sinker EDM

Wire & Sinker EDM

Unlike CNC machining, which uses a cutting tool to remove metal material, Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) directs high-frequency electrical sparks from an electrode to vaporize electrically conductive metals. The type of EDM is known as sinker EDM, or die sink EDM. EDM is widely used in mold and die making because it works so well on hard materials like titanium and hardened tool steels, enables more complex shapes and designs than mechanical cutting machines can produce, and doesn’t put any mechanical force into the workpiece. The surface quality of finished molds also tends to be of higher quality with EDM than with mechanical cutting technologies. Mantz Automation offers Sinker EDM as well as Electrical Discharge Drilling and wire EDM machining, which is machining by use of an electrical current running through a precision wire.

• Gantry Eagle 1400 – EDM

o   X 49”, Y 92”, Z 28.5”

o   15,000 lbs. Weight Capacity

• Gantry Eagle 1200 – EDM

o   X 39.3”, Y 59”, Z 26.5”

o   7,500 lbs. Weight Capacity

• Mitsubishi MV 4800 – Wire EDM

o   X 31”, Y 23”, Z 20”

o   6,600 lbs. Weight Capacity

Electrode Manufacture

Mantz Automation has some of the newest technology on the market for carbon electrode manufacture. During the EDM burning process the electrodes wear down, so multiple are cut for each project. We utilize a robotic pallet changer that can keep our 5-axis carbon machines running fully automated for days at a time. This allows for precision manufacture with little to no human intervention, providing cost savings for our customers.

• Roku-Roku HC 658 II

o   X 18.1”, Y 14.1”, Z 10.2”

o   40,000 RPM

• 3R Robot Work Partner

o   140 Positions

Contact us today for a tour of our world-class facility to see the machines in our EDM department listed and more in action!