{"id":1997,"date":"2020-01-08T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T16:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/?page_id=1997"},"modified":"2022-06-20T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:36:20","slug":"electrical-discharge-machine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"is-style-default wp-block-heading\">Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:84%\">\n<p>Electrical discharge machining, or EDM, is a non-traditional method in which material is removed from a workpiece using thermal energy. Much like processes such as laser cutting, EDM does not need mechanical force in the removal process. This is the reason why it is considered non-traditional contrary to, for example, the processing with cutting tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In tool and mold making, EDM is very popular due to its applicability especially for hard materials like titanium or for particularly complex shapes that are hard to achieve with milling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) Electrical discharge machining, or EDM, is a non-traditional method in which material is removed from a workpiece using thermal energy&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":1986,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1997","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) - Processes Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) - Processes Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) Electrical discharge machining, or EDM, is a non-traditional method in which material is removed from a workpiece using thermal energy....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Processes Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-20T15:36:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/laboratory-equipment\\\/electrical-discharge-machine\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/laboratory-equipment\\\/electrical-discharge-machine\\\/\",\"name\":\"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) - Processes Lab\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-08T16:30:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-20T15:36:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/laboratory-equipment\\\/electrical-discharge-machine\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/laboratory-equipment\\\/electrical-discharge-machine\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/laboratory-equipment\\\/electrical-discharge-machine\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Equipment\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/laboratory-equipment\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Processes Lab\",\"description\":\"the latest technologies in material forming\\\/shaping, molding, removal, casting and joining equipment\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ise.ncsu.edu\\\/processes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) - Processes Lab","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) - Processes Lab","og_description":"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) Electrical discharge machining, or EDM, is a non-traditional method in which material is removed from a workpiece using thermal energy....","og_url":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/","og_site_name":"Processes Lab","article_modified_time":"2022-06-20T15:36:20+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/","url":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/","name":"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM) - Processes Lab","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-01-08T16:30:31+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-20T15:36:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/electrical-discharge-machine\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Equipment","item":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/laboratory-equipment\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Electrical Discharge Machine (Sinker EDM)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/","name":"Processes Lab","description":"the latest technologies in material forming\/shaping, molding, removal, casting and joining equipment","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1997"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2547,"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1997\/revisions\/2547"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/processes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}