Modularised multi axis pulsed-ECM machine and metal coated polymer cathode development

当前先进的电化学机床(ECM)是：(1)高成本；(2)单轴；(3)不模块化，即不能实现附加轴模块和相关的轴承轨道/齿轮，限制了可以由一台ECM机器制造的各种部件。(4)当前的操作浪费昂贵的材料，因为在达到最终公差之前制造2-3个固体金属阴极。上述问题影响了小公司竞标有利可图的制造合同的能力。我们的目标是设计新的方法来制造具有复杂几何形状的高质量部件，以更小的公差和更高的精度制造高质量的部件。BENEFITS：(A)低交货期部件制造；(B)非常少的材料损耗。

Current art electrochemical machines (ECM) are:(1) High cost;(2) Single axis;(3) Not modular i.e. additional axis modules and associated bearing rails/gears cannot be implemented limiting a diverse range of components that can be manufactured from a single ECM machine.(4) Current operations waste expensive material as 2-3 solid metal cathodes are manufactured before final tolerance is achieved.The above issues impact the ability for small companies to tender for lucrative manufacturing contracts. And remain competitive.We aim to engineer novel methods to allow high quality components to be manufactured with intricate geometries to smaller tolerances with greater precision.BENEFITS:(a) Low lead-time component manufacture; and(b) Very little material wastage.