INTRODUCTION

Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM), also known as wire-cut EDM

is a process of using a thin single-strand of metal wire fed through a work piece.
The wire is constantly fed from a spool is held between the upper and lower
guides. The guides move in the x-y plane and control the movement of the wire
through the work piece during the cutting process. Most machines in use today are
CNC controlled. Wire EDM machines are very Precise and can be programmed to
cut very intricate and delicate shapes.
The wire-cut process uses water as its dielectric with the water's resistivity
and other electrical properties carefully controlled by filters and deionizer units.
The water also serves the very critical purpose of flushing the cut debris away from
the cutting zone. Flushing is an important determining factor in the maximum feed
rate of material available in a given thickness, and poor flushing situations
necessitate the reduction of the feed rate.

OBJECTIVES
1. To design a basic NC program for Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
wire cut.
2. To machine a product using the Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) wire
cut.

APPARATUS

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) Wire Cut Machine

Aluminum Plate (Work Piece Material)

- Size 50 X 5 mm
- Thickness 5mm

Numerical Code Programming (NC)

o M-CODE
o G-CODE

Cutting Wire
o Diameter 0.025mm

PROCEDURE

Standard Operation Procedure (SOP):

1. Make a 2-D view design for the work piece (aluminum plate)
2. NC Program Code must be developed from what has been designed.
3. Insert Data to the Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) Wire Cut
Machine.
4.

Simulate the design before perform the cutting process.

5.
Start the cutting process on the work piece and collect the end
product.

RESULT

Numerical Code Program:

L=8009;
H1=0.161;E937;F20.0H1;
M80;
M82;
M84;
G90;
G41;
G01X0.0XY0.0;
G01X40.0Y0.0;
GO3X50.0Y10.0R10.0;
G01X50.0Y40.0;
G02X40.0Y50.0R10.0;
G01X10.0Y50.0;
G01X0.0Y40.0;
G01X0.0Y0.0;
MO2;
M00;

REFERENCES:
1. Krar, Stephen F. and Gill, Arthur R. (2003) Exploring Advanced
Manufacturing Technologies, Industrial Press Inc. ISBN 0831131500. p.
6.2.1
2. McCarthy, Willard J. and McGeough, Joseph A. "Machine tool".
Encyclopdia Britannica

3. Weng, F. T.; Shyu, R. F.; Hsu, C. S. (2003). "Fabrication of micro-electrodes

by multi-EDM grinding process". Journal of Materials Processing
Technology.