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| Accuracy and Predictability |
| Whether you use your wire EDM machine for small lots of sub-micron precision parts or as a
workhorse for production machining, get the most out of your machine tool investment. Dramatically simplify
the part-programming process, significantly increase part accuracy, and greatly reduce the length and
complexity of your G-code program with ESPRIT. |
| Complete Machine Control |
| ESPRIT provides a universal EDM contouring cycle to machine any contoured mold, die, core,
cavity, shape or profile. This versatile machining cycle supports any number of straight or tapered rough
and skim cuts while optimizing wire cutting paths. Strategies for all styles of EDM machining such as
punch, die, multi-cavity parts, and unattended machining are included. Between cuts ESPRIT automatically
handles all the necessary wire-cut and wire-thread instructions, and part-handling functions of the
machine: flushing, tank fill, and tank drain. |
| Advanced Tapering |
| Easily program the complex tapers common to mold components, forming dies, and cutting
tools with the advanced conics capability of ESPRIT’s contour cycle. When cutting a radius during tapering,
built-in advanced conics allows you to alternate between cylindrical constant radius corners and conical
constant taper corners. ESPRIT also provides independent programmable upper and lower radius control.
While tapering into sharp corners, ESPRIT offers you the flexibility to maintain sharp corners top and
bottom or machine a blended radius on the secondary plane. |
| 4-axis Synchronized Machining |
| Quickly program parts with extremely complex tapers or completely independent freeform
shapes, top and bottom, with ESPRIT’s XY (lower), UV (upper) 4-axis contouring cycle. Select any two
three-dimensional profiles and the 4-axis cutting process is automatically synchronized; you can add an
unlimited number of additional synchronization lines. ESPRIT adds tabs automatically and creates skim
cuts for unattended machining. Get 4-axis programming for any geometric shape with any number of
elements: 3D, non-planar, UV and XY profiles, and non-planar fixturing. |
| Efficient No-Core Cutting |
| Handling slugs efficiently during EDM machining becomes more difficult with decreasing
workpiece size. ESPRIT provides a special EDM no-core pocket machining cycle to erode away all the material
inside a given cavity without creating a slug. With no-core cutting, a start hole is drilled into the workpiece
and ESPRIT recognizes and automatically machines only the slug, preventing wire breakage and minimizing
machining time. |
| Factory-Certified Solutions |
| ESPRIT’s machine-specific EDM KnowledgeBase™ provides you with a full range of cutting
features, automation, and factory-certified post processors to maximize performance. Readily access each EDM
manufacturer’s unique cutting technology and methodologies through machine-specific technology pages. |
| Agie |
| ESPRIT’s KnowledgeBase™ supports every make and model of Agie EDM machine, for full
exploitation of Agie’s unique machine capabilities, including dual tapering, upper and lower tapers, and
sophisticated advanced conics. For the AgieVision, ESPRIT accepts the Ra, Tkm, and Te technology settings
to create the script file format (SBR, SBL and ISO). |
| Charmilles |
| With ESPRIT users have full use of the advanced and unique functionality built into
Charmilles machine tools and their Millennium, Charmilles and Fanuc controls. ESPRIT offers support for
Charmilles CT-Expert, database for cutting technology, and other unique capabilities in advanced tapering
and material-handling functions such as slug evacuation. |
| Mitsubishi |
| ESPRIT includes a technology database populated with Mitsubishi-specific factory
recommendations for the E-pack power setting, feedrates, and offsets for a wide variety of cutting situations.
Enter the machine model, workpiece material and thickness, and desired surface finish, and ESPRIT will
automatically give you the factory-recommended technology and number of skim cuts required. |
| ONA |
| For ONA machines ESPRIT provides individual control over all generator parameters
including off-time, voltage, and servo, maximizing efficiency in unique machining situations. Divide
the cutting process into three zones — land, taper, and glue tab, and for each zone apply up to six
cuts — one rough cut with up to five skim cuts. |
| Sodick |
| With ESPRIT, Sodick programmers get a flexible cutting system with up to 10 definable cuts
in any combination of forward and reverse cutting strategies. A full suite of conditions and cutting
technologies may be specified for each cut, land and relief, rough and skim, including control over
the machine’s advanced features, powered Z-axis, tank control, and wire control. |
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5-axis wire EDM of a form tool with non-planar top surfaces and varying tapers
4-axis wire EDM of an extrusion die
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