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7335848 Process for production of die usable for formation of honeycomb structure  
A process for producing a die for forming a honeycomb structure having slits having hexagonal honeycomb cell shape 5 at one of surfaces 7 of a plate-like base material for die 2 , and backside...
7291799 Electrode dressing template  
Disclosed are various embodiments of an EDM electrode dressing template comprising a body made of an electrically conductive material. Bonded to the body is a pad with an electrically conductive...
7262382 Process of forming conical holes with an electrical discharge machining system  
An electrical discharge machine is configured to (i) machine at least a portion of a workpiece through electrical discharge between the workpiece and a first machining electrode aligned by the...
7227095 Wire bonders and methods of wire-bonding  
Wire bonders and methods of wire-bonding are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes attaching a wire to a terminal of a microelectronic component and generating an arc between a...
7220934 Method of producing cooling holes in highly contoured airfoils  
An EDM electrode curved in both the the Z and the Y planes permits the formation of film cooling holes in a highly contoured article.
7214901 Duplex electrical discharge machining  
An electrical discharge machine includes first and second coaxial electrodes and corresponding carriages. A liquid dielectric is channeled between the electrodes and a workpiece which are suitably...
7211762 Wire electric discharge machine and wire electric discharge machining method  
A wire electric discharge machine and a wire electric discharge machining method in which a workpiece set posture is compensated for an error. After a workpiece is set and fixed on a workpiece...
7202439 Small-hole electrical discharge machining device and multiple diesinking-and-small-hole electrical discharge machining device, and method for multiple diesinking-and-small-hole electrical discharge machining with the same device  
A small-hole electrical discharge machining device comprises a diaphragm which can be moved up and down along a notch window provided in a work tank for mounting a work in the work tank in which a...
7202438 Electrical discharge machining apparatus  
An electric-discharge machining apparatus for machining a workpiece by an electric discharge generated between a machining electrode and the workpiece, includes a correcting unit that corrects a...
7201850 Method for providing surface texturing of aluminum sheet, substrate for lithographic plate and lithographic plate  
According to the present invention, since the concavo-convex pattern of the embossing form is formed by electrical discharge machining, the peaks on the surface of the resultant embossing form are...
7140564 Method for the computer-based process control of a fragmentation apparatus  
In a method for the computer-based process control of a fragmentation apparatus having an energy storage device which is discharged via a spark gap to a load consisting of fragmentation goods...
7126075 Electro discharge machining a passage using a backing member  
A method and apparatus for electro discharge machining a passage through a work piece using a hollow electro discharge machining electrode and a corresponding flushing agent supplied via the hollow...
7122760 Using electric discharge machining to manufacture probes  
A method of forming a probe array includes forming a layer of tip material over a block of probe material. A first electron discharge machine (EDM) electrode is positioned over the layer of tip...
7102096 Method and apparatus for electric-discharge machining of a turbine blade  
A method and apparatus for electric-discharge machining a turbine blade are provided. The method includes the steps of: a) preparing a disc material divided into an first portion and a second...
7087852 Electric discharge machining of an injection molding cavity  
A method for manufacturing an injection mold cavity is provided. A fixture, which has a hollow hole, is used by the method. The method comprises the following steps: first, fix the fixture on a...
7041933 Complex hole shaping  
A method for forming a complex hole through a wall of a structure. The complex hole has a smaller cross-sectional area within the wall and an outer portion with a larger cross-sectional area...
7030332 Monitoring electrode condition in an electro-discharge machine  
A method and device for monitoring the condition of an electrode in an electro-discharge machine are disclosed. The device includes an electrode detector operable to produce a position signal...
7019245 Method and apparatus for erosion machining with an electrical contact element  
Apparatus and method for erosion machining a structure comprising one of a metallic structural component, a metallic insert element, and a connecting element, by way of erosion. The apparatus...
7007383 Methods for forming dovetails for turbine buckets  
A dovetail preform having linearly extending hooks and slots is finished to provide arcuate slots and hooks for securement of the finished bucket dovetail to a correspondingly-shaped dovetail of a...
6956181 Method for making a fastener  
In accordance with one embodiment, the present technique provides a method for making a threaded fastener. The method includes that act of forming a die-making tool having surface features that...
6946615 Method and system for electric discharge machining insulating material or high resistance material  
An electric discharge machine for machining a workpiece ( 2 a ) made of insulating material or other materials comprises: a first comparison member ( 17 ) for comparing voltage (V) between the...
6935917 Discharge surface treating electrode and production method thereof  
In an electrode for electric discharge surface treatment used in electric discharge surface treatment for forming a hard coating on the surface of a treated material through the energy by...
6935003 Compound fabrication process and apparatus  
A miniature machine tool for micro-machining is capable of performing on a workpiece at least one conventional mechanical machining operation and another micro-machining operation such as...
6933456 Small hole electrical discharge machining method and small hole electrical discharge machining apparatus and electrode inserting method and electrode inserting apparatus  
A small hole electrical discharge machining apparatus includes an electrode holder that holds an upper part of an electrode, an electrode guider that guides a lower part of the electrode, a jet...
6929829 Method and device discharging surface treatment  
Powder of a simple substance or a combination of a plurality of carbides of metals belonging to the IVa, Va and Via families in the Periodic Table is mixed with a ferrous-family metal powder or...
6924454 Method of making an abrasive water jet with superhard materials  
Methods for making abrasive water jet mixing tubes with superhard materials are presented. Also presented are methods for making a tubular elongate superhard material bodies.
6897401 Non-separating diffuser for holes produced by a two step process  
A method for forming non-separating diffusers in a part includes fabricating at least one metering hole in a part, and fabricating at least one diffuser hole with an electrode comb in the part such...
6897397 Wire electric discharge machining method and wire electric discharge machine  
The present invention provides a wire electric discharge machining apparatus for machining a workpiece ( 1 ) by electric discharge in which driving means ( 9 ) relatively moves a wire electrode ( 5...
6844515 Method and apparatus for turbine blade machining  
An apparatus for machining a turbine blade assembly includes at least one locator for positioning the blade assembly with respect to the apparatus. The apparatus also includes at least one biasing...
6838633 Method and apparatus for electrodischarge machining  
An electric discharge machining apparatus for supplying machining electric power to a gap between an electrode ( 1 ) and a workpiece ( 2 ). The apparatus includes a gap dimension detection device (...
6836741 Vertical calibration method for a wire cut electric discharge machine  
A vertical calibration method for a wire cut electric discharge machine includes selecting a known altitude for a reference point, marking down four different positions of the upper wire guide of...
6821579 Surface treatment method using electric discharge, and an electrode for the surface treatment method  
A discharge electrode comprising a material having solid lubricant effect, such as molybdenum, is used to generate discharge in a pulse form between the discharge electrode and a workpiece, the...
6809285 Micro electro discharge machining method and apparatus  
In a micro electro discharge machining method and apparatus, the shapes of minute holes are transferred to a tool electrode through a plate electrode serving as an intermediate electrode, and a...
6809283 Noble metal in-situ sampling method and apparatus  
An electric discharge machining sampling apparatus for obtaining samples from a surface of metal components provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the sampling apparatus is operable underwater and...
6808604 Discharge surface treatment electrode, manufacturing method thereof and discharge surface treating method  
WC powder ( 11 ) and W powder ( 12 ) are mixed and entered in a press mold and compressed and molded, thereby forming a discharge surface treatment electrode ( 10 ). Discharge is caused to occur...
6806433 High-strength erosion electrode  
The invention concerns a high-strength erosion electrode having good electrical conductivity. The erosion electrode is made up of a steel core, an intermediate layer of copper or a...
6800829 Method and apparatus for repairing air-cooled airfoils  
Method and apparatus for repairing an article, such as an air-cooled component, during which at least a portion of the component must be removed and replaced. The method and apparatus make use of...
6800828 Electrical discharge machining of carbon-containing work pieces  
Complex features and fine details in a Carbon—Carbon work piece, for example, are formed by electrical discharge machining (EDM). An electrode used in the EDM is made of a material that is...
6797912 Method and a device for manufacturing a stator component or rotor component  
Method and arrangement for manufacturing a disk-shaped or annular stator component or rotor component with a plurality of blades arranged one after another in a path extending around the component...
6793982 ELECTRODE OF GREEN COMPACT FOR DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD OF DISCARGE SURFACE TREATMENT, APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF RECYCLING ELECTRODE OF GREEN COMPACT FOR DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT  
A green-compact electrode ( 1 ) for discharge surface treatment for use in a discharge surface treatment operation for forming a hard coating film ( 9 ) on the surface of an object ( 2 ) which must...
6791055 Method and apparatus for electrodischarge machining  
An electric discharge machining apparatus having: a machining condition storage device ( 13 ) including a machining condition database in which machining condition data are stored; an input-output...
6788019 Electric discharge machining device and electric discharge machining method  
An electric discharge machining apparatus is provided with an electrode mounting section which mounts a tool electrode, and an electrode driving section which has a radial driving section which...
6787728 Method and apparatus for near net shape rapid rough electromachining for blisks  
A ring or inverted-cup shaped cutting element is used as a tool electrode for electromachining to rough machine the airfoils on blisks to near net shape. The cutting element is rotated and...
6781082 Increased wheel uniformity through EDM process  
An EDM apparatus for reducing wheel runout includes a support structure. The support structure is adapted to support and rotate a vehicle wheel. An electrode is also included for electric discharge...
6779584 Method for manufacturing a core mold for foam-molding and the core mold  
A method for manufacturing a core mold for foam-molding 1, provided with a concavo-convex pattern 5 on its mold surface 1 a for forming a design pattern 4 on the surface 3 a of a...
6759622 Interconnection between two-surface of multi-surface thin strip-shaped layers that lie one on top of the other, in particular, between two strips undergoing a continuous processing  
The invention relates to an interconnection between two overlapping end sections of metallic strips ( 10, 20 ) in which a quick and economical interconnetion should be produced. To this end, the...
6754955 Method or repairing trailing edge portions of partitions in turbine diaphragms  
Using sinker electrode discharge machining tools, damaged portions of partitions of the turbine which have been removed and replaced with weld material of increased thickness may be shaped and...
6723942 Automatic breakthrough detection device  
An automatic breakthrough detection device for drilling electric discharge machine is provided. The automatic breakthrough detection device utilizing the facts of the variations of high frequency...
6719602 Nanotube length control method  
A nanotube length control method involving a nanotube and a discharge needle so that the nanotube with its base end portion fastened to a holder and its tip end portion caused to protrude is set so...
6717095 Coolant side surface roughness on airfoil castings by electrical discharge machining (EDM)  
The present invention involves a process for increasing coolant side surface roughness on castings such as airfoils, shrouds, nozzles or the like by electrical discharge machining (EDM). An EDM...