Testing Guide for PLASMA™ Hybrid-Coated EDM wire

Tech Talk: Outlined below are suggestions when testing PLASMA™ Hybrid Coated EDM Wire...or any high performance product.

These steps outlined below are a guide.

All applications are different. Results will vary. We invite customers to see what results they observe/notice.

1) Put the wire on and do nothing. The machine should sense the gap opening and show a modest increase due to the "coating".  

2) Next increase the "on time". Let the machine stabilize. Decrease the "off time". Let the machine stabilize.

3) Repeat step two until the wire breaks. Then back off to the previous setting where it was stable.

4) Back off on the wire feed rate. Ex. If the wire was coming off the spool at 10 meters per minute through the gap, back off to 9 per minute and so on till the wire breaks. Then go back to the previous setting.

The idea is to push the wire to reveal all benefits.

Overall benefit: Ideally the customers will see an increase in cutting speed and less wire consumed.

For a more comments & feedback on Testing Wire go to GIP PLASMA HYBRID EDM WIRE TESTING PROGRAM 

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PLASMA™ Hybrid-Coated EDM wire - GIP set up an IN USE TEST with CLIPPARD BASED IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. 

CLIPPARD USES GIP HYBRID PLASMA COATED WIRE FOR EDM OPERATIONS, REALIZES 15 to 20% IMPROVEMENT IN SPEED

TREVOR MCCOY, CNC/EDM PROGRAMMER AT CLIPPARD, RUNS A FANUC WIRE EDM WITH THE GIP PROPRIETARY PLASMA COATED WIRE. MCCOY STATES HE ACHIEVES BETTER FINISH WITH 15 TO 20% IMPROVEMENT IN RUN TIME. (MACHINE HOOD OPEN ONLY FOR PHOTO PURPOSE)

Qualified EDM Wire Testing

GIP has established staff and equipment that conducts qualified testing of EDM wire. In addition, GIP maintains a complete database on commonly used EDM wires in the industry. Our data is continuously updated to compare test results with the test conducted for competitive products under the same working environment.

Unbiased Comparison

In addition, GIP works very closely with International Technology Professional (ITP) including physical properties, cleanliness, cutting performance advanced core and coating analysis to gain an unbiased comparison with GIP test results.

Technical Support

Dr. Tomalin President of Composite Concept Company and his experienced staff, with many years of operating EDM machines, work together to perform necessary metallurgical testing including core and coating analysis to provide specialized support that can enhance EDM machine cutting performance.