The PEMprocess – the advantages in detail

– Workpiece can be moulded from the electrode

– No electrode wear – dimensional accuracy within the series

– No microstructure change on the workpiece as no process-related
thermal or mechanical loads evolve

– Eminently suitable for small and large series as well as the manufacture
of prototypes
– Inexpensive process

– Maximum corrosive resistance, favourable cleaning and sterile
characteristics

– Largely particle-free

– Process- and product-neutral

– Absolutely burr-free

– Processing independent of material hardness

– Roughing/Smoothing/Polishing possible in a single work step

– Processing super-alloys (Inconel, Hastelloy etc.)

– Precisely-formed machining of practically all metals

– Simultaneous processing of macro- and micro-structures

– High surface quality – high replica accuracy (± 2-5 μm tolerance)

– Standard surface quality of Ra </= 0.05 μm (depending on the surface
quality of the electrodes used; in many cases, even smaller values are
possible depending on the process, material and electrode)

– Short machining times: feed rates of between 0.1 and 2 mm per minute
can be realised depending on the material and application – non-contact
machining

– Deburring in macro- and micro-ranges

– No workpiece reworking required as no material adhesion or coatings
form

– Practically unlimited choice of electrode material (conductive depending
on piece numbers)

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