Advanced engineering ceramics which are widely used as high strength refractory material for several industrial applications, always pose a challenging opportunity to machine them. Conventional methods of machining are difficult to shape them because of their high hardness and brittleness, while grinding is the only popular method to machine them, but shaping of ceramics in desired form is diff...

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process is one of the most widely used methods for machining. This method is used to form parts that conduct electricity. This method of machining has used for hard materials and therefore selects the correct values of parameters which are so effective on the quality machining of parts. Reaching to optimum condition of the DIN1.2080 alloy (D3) machining is v...

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process is one of the most widely used methods for machining. This method is used to form parts that conduct electricity. This method of machining has used for hard materials and therefore selects the correct values of parameters which are so effective on the quality machining of parts. Reaching to optimum condition of the DIN1.2080 alloy (D3) machining is v...

The operating control parameters of injection flushing type of electrical discharge machining process on stainless steel 304 workpiece with copper tools are being optimized according to its individual machining characteristic i.e. material removal rate (MRR). Lower MRR during EDM machining process may decrease its’ machining productivity. Hence, the quality characteristic for MRR is set to high...

Optimal and intuitive robotic machining is still a challenge. One of the main reasons for this is the lack of robot stiffness, which is also dependent on the robot positioning in the Cartesian space. To make up for this deficiency and with the aim of increasing robot machining accuracy, this contribution describes a solution approach for optimizing the stiffness over a desired milling path usin...

Wire EDM is one of the latest advanced micro-machining techniques, where a thin wire (Ǿ= 0.25 mm) of tool electrode is fed on the work piece which gradually shears off the material during the machining process. This micro-machining process may help overcome the limitations and restriction faced during conventional mechanical machining process. This paper is based on wire-EDM machining of a part...

The process monitoring and mechanics of fixed abrasive diamond wire saw machining are investigated in this study. New techniques to affix diamond particles to a steel wire core have advanced to make this process feasible for the machining of ceramics, wood, and foam materials. Developments in fixed abrasive diamond wire machining are first reviewed. Advantages of using fixed abrasive diamond wi...

This research involves the investigation of process parameters for a new rapid machining process designed for metal foams. Metal foams are structures that contain a network of interconnected pores throughout the structure and surrounding surfaces. Traditional machining methods break down the pore walls of metal foams, creating a smeared surface finish with little to no surface porosity. The des...

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are now gaining their usage in aerospace, automotive and biomedical industries because of their inherent properties like high strength to weight ratio, low wear rate etc. To machine these types of materials conventional machining methods are unsuitable because of high tool wear and tooling cost. Electro discharge Machining (EDM) is one of the important nontraditio...