Sinker EDM Features Simplified Control Mechanism
Sodick’s eco-friendly AG100L sinker EDM features a simplified control mechanism that provides a direct link between the drive and the control.
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The sinker EDM is equipped with linear motor drives on the X, Y and Z axes and a glass scale feedback. A zero electrode wear circuit and a fine finishing circuit are standard. X-, Y- and Z-axis travel measures 47.24" × 25.59" × 19.69", respectively. The machine can accommodate workpieces weighing as much as 11,000 lbs.
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