{"id":281,"date":"2020-08-27T11:37:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T16:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:46:21","slug":"electric-discharge-machining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/fabrication-services\/cnc-machining\/electric-discharge-machining\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Discharge Machining (EDM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-edm\">What is EDM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Electrical discharge machining (EDM), also known as spark machining, spark eroding, die sinking, wire burning or wire erosion, is a metal fabrication process whereby a desired shape is obtained by using electrical discharges.\u00a0 Material is removed from the work piece by a series of rapidly recurring current discharges between two electrodes, separated by a dielectric liquid and subject to an electric voltage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-current-equipment\">Current Equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sodick-vz300l-linear-wire-edm\">Sodick VZ300L Linear Wire EDM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2020\/09\/SodickVZ300LWireEDM-e1600870383873-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sodick VZ300L Wire EDM machine\" class=\"wp-image-442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2020\/09\/SodickVZ300LWireEDM-e1600870383873-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2020\/09\/SodickVZ300LWireEDM-e1600870383873.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Our 4-Axis Wire EDM precisely cuts through metallic material with an electrode-burning process that removes material.&nbsp; This allows it to slice through thick or thin metals with very high quality surface finishes and tight tolerances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common Materials: <\/strong>Steel<strong>, <\/strong>stainless steel, aluminum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sodick-k1c-small-hole-drilling-edm\">Sodick K1C Small Hole Drilling EDM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2020\/09\/SodickK1C-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sodick K1C Small Hole Drilling EDM\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2020\/09\/SodickK1C-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/prototyping\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2020\/09\/SodickK1C.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong>Common Materials:<\/strong> Steel, stainless steel, aluminum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-videos\">Related Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-wire-edm-works\">How Wire EDM Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Wire EDM Works\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBueWfzb7P0?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wire-edm-basics\">Wire EDM Basics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wire EDM Basics - 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