nontraditional manufacturing - applications

USM

Holes, curved-axis holes, complex shapes in brittle materials

WJC

Cutting narrow slits in flat non-metallic stock; typically CNC-automated

AWJC

Metal sheet cutting, aerospace parts, any material requiring more cutting force than water alone

AJM

Trimming, deflashing, cleaning, polishing — finishing process, not cutting

ECM

Turbine blades, dies, molds, simultaneous multiple hole drilling, non-round holes, deburring, knee implants

ECD

Removing burrs from through-holes drilled by conventional methods

ECG

Carbide cutting tools, surgical needles, fragile parts

EDM

Dies, molds (injection molding, extrusion, stamping), delicate parts that can't withstand cutting forces, hardened metals, angled holes

Wire EDM

Stamping die components (punch + die cut in single pass), lathe form tools, extrusion dies, flat templates with intricate outlines

EBM

Micro holes (down to 0.05 mm), high depth-to-diameter holes (>100:1 ratio), thin slots (0.025 mm), turbine blade cooling holes

LBM

Drilling small holes (to 0.025 mm), slitting, scribing, marking, thin stock cutting. Industries: automotive, medical (cardiac stents), architectural, retail

PAC

Cutting flat metal sheets/plates, hole piercing, CNC profile cutting; can cut metals >1 inch thick

OFC

Cutting thick ferrous steel plates (up to 24 in.), repair work, trimming sand castings, scrap cutting

CHM

Aerospace panels (weight reduction), printed circuit boards, micro-fabrication