TRENDS ON NON CONVENTIONAL MACHINING PROCESS

The so-called non-conventional machining methods can no longer be called “non-traditional", since they found a extensive range of applications. In addition, these electro-physical and electro-chemical material removal methods time and again do participate with the more conventional machining techniques. Those non-conventional machining methods allow the machining of compound shapes, not at least because of the use of highly developed CNC-technology. The cutability of material often suggests the use of these techniques. e.g. when hard steel alloys and special composite materials are disturbed. Confirmation is given of the growing inexpensive importance and the enlarged scope of applications covered by these non-conventional manufacturing methods. This is illustrated by a number of specific examples.