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ATI, Inc. has extensive knowledge of the Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process and the unique needs that a Wire EDM application can present in an automated environment. This knowledge comes from the years of experience in the EDM field that our Employees have, and the many years of expirience that we have working with high-precision tooling for the Wire EDM market. This combined knowledge makes us uniquely suited as your choice of integrator for Wire EDM automation.

We have completed several Wire EDM cells with both single-machine solutions as well as multi-machine solutions supported by rail-mounted robotics. A Wire EDM machine can present unique issues such as corrosion on the parts if they remain wet after they have been removed from the machine and slug removal. These issues are usually handled by attending operators, but they must be handled by the automation system in an automated cell. This type of cell can transform a Wire EDM machine from a labor-intensive machine tool to a state-of-the-art lights-out production system.

With CellMaster, a Wire EDM cell can have the full flexibity to make real-time decisions about the jobs and and any issues that arise in the cell.  If the cell is producing low-lot size workpieces and they must be completed in the order that they were placed in the job queue, CellMaster can reroute the work to another machine in the cell (with the same wire diameter and tooling type) in case one machine goes down during an unattened time like a weekend.  This keeps production on schedule with the most important parts being produced first.