Electrochemical machining is gaining traction as an option for producing parts with hard-to-process materials and high-precision geometries. Having addressed the fundamentals and comparative ...

As a Hackaday reader, it’s safe to assume you’ve got a better than average understanding of electricity. There’s also an excellent chance you’re familiar with machining, and may even have a lathe or ...

ECM, or electrochemical machining, is considered a form of nonconventional metalcutting because it machines and deburrs parts without the cutting tool touching the workpiece. The advantage: No thermal ...

Manufacturers are under pressure to change, to produce parts and systems that are smaller and lighter, and to do it with lower capital and operating costs – among other idealistic demands. Ideals are ...

The ECG process requires a DC power supply, a conductive grinding wheel (typically composed of abrasive, copper and a resin binder), electrolyte fluid (commonly sodium nitrate) and a workpiece made of ...

image: Professor Dirk Bähre (l., here with Stefan Wilhelm from his research group) and his research team at Saarland University have developed a non-contact method of transforming metal parts ...