Abstract: A high-speed reciprocating wire cutting process in which a wire electrode is transported and precisely guided across a machining area by means of a wire traveling circuit, whereas the cutting process is conducted by repeatedly: (a) running the wire electrode in a first direction until a first reciprocation position, (b) stopping and inverting the traveling direction of the wire electrode, (c) running the wire electrode in a second direction until a second reciprocation position, and (d) stopping and inverting the traveling direction of the wire electrode.

Abstract: A method for the monitoring of a wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) process, the method comprising the steps of: setting a unit observation length for the signal acquisition, continuously acquiring at least one process signal which is representative of an amount of material removed by at least one discharge and the position (X;Y) of said at least one discharge, and determining, based on said at least one process signal and one or more properties of a current machining, a cumulated amount of material removed per unit observation length along a machining path, including amounts of material removed by travelling in a forward cutting direction and amounts of material removed by travelling in a reverse cutting direction.

Abstract: A method for preprocessing data related to a tool electrode, which is applied in an EDM machine to manufacture a part comprises: generating an electrode model for the tool electrode based on the geometry of the part; generating the cavity shape model (volume of the part to erode), combining the electrode and cavity shape model, dividing the resulting model into a plurality of slices in a plurality of parallel planes, wherein at least one slice is composed of at least two sections, which are topologically disconnected; and generating for each slice a slice-geometry data, and generating an electrode-geometry data including the slice-geometry data.

Abstract: A method for the mechanical correction of geometric motion errors of a positioning machine having at least two machine frame components and at least one axis movement assembly for the relative movement of the machine frame components, the at least one axis movement assembly comprising a plurality of axis guide components, each axis guide component and each machine frame component having a mounting surface. A mounting surface correction profile is determined for the considered axis, whereas the mounting surface correction profile describes the correction amounts in function of the position for the mechanical correction of the considered axis. The determined mounting surface correction profile is imparted to the mounting surface of the axis guide component or to the mounting surface of the machine frame component of the considered axis by machining.

Abstract: A method for the machining of workpieces (11) and inspection of the processed workpiece surface in a machine tool (1), preferably a die sinking electrical discharge machine. The method uses at least one machining process interruption during which the processed surface of the workpiece (11) is inspected. Within said machining process interruption, at least one image of the processed workpiece surface is captured on the machine tool (1) by means of a digital camera (12). The images are processed by one or two pattern recognition algorithm (PRA D, PRA S), which were previously trained to determine the surface characteristics such as roughness parameters, functional surface features and/or characteristic defects of the processed workpiece surface captured on that at least one image. The determined surface characteristics are used to resume the processing of the workpiece surface with or without adjusting the processing parameters.

Abstract: A linear shaft motor (1) has a slider (10) and a tubular magnetic shaft (30). The slider (10) includes an oblong cuboid shaped motor housing (101) having a rectangular cross-section with a longitudinal central bore (180). The motor housing (101) includes at least two longitudinal cooling holes (161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168) which are part of an integrated fluid cooling circuit. The at least two longitudinal cooling holes (161-168) are distributed symmetrically at a left and at a right side of the central bore (180), whereas the central axis (15) of any of the longitudinal cooling holes (161-168) lays below the topmost portion (20) of the central bore (180) and above the lowermost portion (25) of the central bore (180).

Abstract: A laser ablation method is provided for the engraving of a surface (7) of a two or three dimensional workpiece with a texture (16) by the laser beam (2) of a laser machining head (1). The surface engraving is conducted in one or more layers (17.1, 17.2), which are machined consecutively, wherein each defined layer (17.1, 17.2) to be machined is subdivided into one or more patches (11) intended be machined one after another with the laser beam (2). The borderline (18) of at least one patch (19) is determined in such a manner to follow along a path on the layer (17.1, 17.2, 17.x) which will not be affected by the laser beam (2) engraving of the laser machining head (1).

Abstract: A threading nozzle for threading a wire electrode for a threading device in a wire electrical discharge erosion machine includes a threading-nozzle body having a guide bore configured to guide the wire electrode along a longitudinal axis of the former and a gap that splits the threading-nozzle body in two parts which are connected at a flexural hinge configured in the threading-nozzle body. The gap splits the guide bore in two parts.

Abstract: A method for electrical discharge machining a work piece using rectangular processing pulses includes forming the rectangular processing pulses by discharging one or multiple discrete delay lines that comprise multiple storage elements. The storage elements are arranged as part of a feed line to a spark gap on a section of the feed line near the spark gap. The discrete delay lines are connected to a guide head by an electrode-side contact unit and are connected to the work piece by a work piece-side contact unit.

Abstract: A chatter database system, which includes a central chatter database, which is fed with data corresponding to the machining and chatter conditions of machining tools, particularly a milling, turning, drilling or boring machine. The data fed to the central chatter database is obtained and collected from at least two individual machining tools included in the chatter database system. The data is sent to the central chatter database via a data connection, preferably via a secured network, to generate chatter stability maps based on real encountered conditions.

Abstract: A standby control for a machine tool. The standby control is operable for regulating the energy consumption of one or more energy-consuming components of the machine tool during nonoperation of the machine tool. The standby control includes a controller operable to individually activate or deactivate energy-consuming components according to a predeterminable input value in order that a temperature of at least one of the individual components or a temperature of the machine tool is influenced during nonoperation of the machine tool.

Abstract: A wire electric discharge machine for machining a workpiece includes a handling device for handling core pieces produced by the machine during the machining of the workpiece and upper and lower wire guiding heads moveable with respect to each other and with respect to the workpiece. The handling device includes a gripper mounted in a fixed or movable relation to the upper wire guiding head. The gripper moves so as to face a produced core piece with its gripper base. The gripper includes a fluid inlet where fluid flow under positive pressure enters the gripper and a fluid outlet at the gripper base where the fluid flow exits the gripper. An interior of the gripper guides the fluid flow, producing a low pressure region at the gripper base as the fluid flow exits, generating lifting force to remove the produced core piece from the workpiece by movement of the gripper.

Abstract: The invention relates to a calibration device (1) and to a coordinate measuring system for measuring the signal-inducing sensing deflection ITr of tactile measuring probes (2). A reference surface (8) of the reference element (7) is arranged with respect to the field of view (9) of the detector (5) in such a way that, in the event of signal-inducing contact of the sensing surface (4) of the sensing element (3) with the reference surface (8), the sensing surface (4) or parts of the sensing surface (4) lies or lie in the field of view (9) of the detector (5), the detector (5) and the calculation unit (6) being able to calculate the precise position of the sensing element (3) from the detected part of the sensing surface (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for electrical discharge machining of workpieces by electrical discharge pulses generated by a power module of an electrical discharge machine. The invention is characterized in that firstly the discharge voltage of a number N1 of electrical discharge pulses is acquired and stored, secondly a front discharge voltage (63) is determined out of this amount of N1 acquired discharge voltages and thirdly, the voltage Uhps (64) of the electrical discharge pulses produced by the power module for machining the workpiece (17) is adjusted in function of the determined front discharge voltage (63).

Abstract: A crash prevention device for a machine tool for preventing the collision of a moving part of the machine tool with other machine tool parts or with a workpiece in a working area of the machine tool includes an isolation mechanism that electrically isolates the moving part from the other machine tool parts or the workpiece. The device includes a detection system with a high voltage generator having a first positive connector electrically connected to the moving part and a negative connector electrically connected to the workpiece or to the other machine tool parts. The high voltage generator generates DC, AC, or pulsating voltage. The detection system includes a discharge detection device that detects an electrical discharge between the moving part and the workpiece or between the moving part and the other machine tool parts, then sends a signal to stop or adapt further relative movement of the moving part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pulse generator module (50) for electric discharge machines which comprises a generator enclosure (51) containing printed circuit boards (PCBs), wherein at least one of the PCBs is a generator board (52). The PCBs (52) are all arranged in one plane.

Abstract: The application refers to a wire electrode (3) for electrical discharge machines. The inventive wire electrode includes a core (1)—preferably made of copper, brass, molybdenum, tungsten or steel—and a coating (2), which contains according to the invention graphene.

Abstract: A laser ablation method is provided for the engraving of a surface (7) of a two or three dimensional workpiece with a texture (16) by the laser beam (2) of a laser machining head (1). The surface engraving is conducted in one or more layers (17.1, 17.2), which are machined consecutively, wherein each defined layer (17.1, 17.2) to be machined is subdivided into one or more patches (11) intended be machined one after another with the laser beam (2). The borderline (18) of at least one patch (19) is determined in such a manner to follow along a path on the layer (17.1, 17.2, 17.x) which will not be affected by the laser beam (2) engraving of the laser machining head (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to electrical discharge milling machines using tool electrodes subject to longitudinal wear. The inventive discharge milling machine is equipped with a numerical controller executing at least one control cycle for compensating the wear considering the following steps: (a) determining the volume Q eroded by each discharge, (b) calculating the distance s travelled by the tool from one effective discharge to the next, (c) calculating the actual eroded linear volume M [m3/m] for at least one effective discharge, M forming a measurement sample from the values Q and s, (d) comparing said sample M with the corresponding set value C to generate an error D=C?M [m3/m], and (e) calculating and transmitting a command by the numerical controller intended to reduce this error D during the following cycle or cycles.