pECM Systems Ltd: Advanced PECM machine tool & Components

电解加工(ECM)与传统制造(铣削/车削)相比具有材料浪费少、能够加工任何导电金属和更高质量的表面光洁度等优点。PECM系统有限公司(PSL)相信ECM技术可以先进。目前的阴极开发周期长，成本高，从铜/钨等材料加工到高表面光洁度，需要多次迭代才能最终生产出能够生产成品组件的阴极几何形状。很少有ECM设备制造商；机器通常是单轴(一次加工一面)，定制以重复制造相同的组件。ECM工艺需要在粗加工的部件上增加2-3 mm的材料，从而能够在ECM后去除缺陷以获得最终的几何形状，从而浪费昂贵的材料。脉冲ECM(PECM)提高了效率，改善了能源消耗，更好的表面抛光允许部件更接近净形状的前处理，从而减少对昂贵材料的浪费。这对于航空航天等使用昂贵合金的行业至关重要。PECM/ECM面临的问题是机床是定制的&单轴。PSL相信，通过提议的项目，当前的艺术可以得到显著的进步。

Electro Chemical Machining (ECM) has advantages over conventional manufacturing(milling/turning) i.e. less material waste, able to machine any conductive metal & higherquality surface finish. pECM systems Ltd (PSL) believe ECM technology could be advanced.Current cathode development is lengthy & high cost, machined to high surface finish frommaterials like copper/tungsten, requires much iteration till final production cathode geometryis achieved capable of producing finished components.There are few manufacturers of ECM equipment; machines are typically single axis (machineone side at a time) & custom built to repeatedly manufacture identical components. ECMprocess requires 2-3mm additional material on roughed components, enabling removal ofdefects after ECM to achieve final geometry, wasting expensive material.Pulsed ECM (PECM) offers increased efficiency, improved energy use, better surfacefinishing allows components to be nearer net shape pre process, thus less wasteful ofexpensive material. This is critical for industries such as aerospace, where expensive alloysare used.The problem facing PECM/ECM is that machine tools are bespoke & single axis. PSL believethat current art can be significantly advanced with the proposed project.