Large Wire EDM Collet

What was required

Our customer came to use as they couldn’t find a manufacturing company that was able to produce the detail they required on the collet (as shown in the above image).

What difference we made

EDM Zone’s team worked together to find the best solution to the engineering problem. We used Wire EDM machining and highly precise fixturing to produce the slots on a collet made from Inconel 718. This involved manufacturing an electronic carousel-style fixture to rotate the collet at segmented increments, using the latest technology and biggest Wire EDM machinery in the country.

We also delivered the part within 1 week of receiving the material to adhere to the customer’s tight deadlines!

Challenges

  • Highly complex fixturing
  • Size of job = 600mm Diameter x 700mm Long
  • Movement when machining
  • Very tight tolerances

Solutions

  • EDM Zone manufactured an electronic carousel style fixture to rotate the collet at segmented increments
  • Using the latest technology and biggest Wire EDM machinery in the country
  • Further fixturing to stop springing
  • Experience and knowledge working with extremely tight tolerances

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