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MACHINE ETINCELAGE CNC [1 record]

Record 1 2000-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Machining
CONT

... for recommending that the plate and boiler shop use the CNC burning machine to manufacture wedges.

OBS

burn, burning: The common name given to electrical discharge machining (EDM).

OBS

electrical discharge machining: A process that vaporizes conductive materials by controlled application of pulsed electrical current that flows between a workpiece and an electrode (tool) in a dielectric fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électro-usinage

Spanish

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