PECM Issue 19 2016 | Page 17

Erodex is the only company to stock every wire diameter in every reel size, with all tensile strengths and with every coating option. Coated wire that performs out of this world With an extensive stock of filters, electrode blanks and other consumables, the staff at the company are always willing to share their knowledge and experience with EDM users looking to improve productivity. A s the UK’s largest supplier of EDM consumables, Erodex is the only company to stock every wire diameter in every reel size, with all tensile strengths and with every coating option. That amounts to around 70 line items that can be sent to customers for next day delivery. “We have enough wire in stock to reach the moon and back; and we regularly ship 30 to 40 orders a day for customers looking for reliable service and support. We provide everything for EDM users, except the machines, using a full service approach,” explains Sales Director, Steve Rolinson. With an extensive stock of filters, electrode blanks and other consumables, the staff at the company are always willing to share their knowledge and experience with EDM users looking to improve productivity. One of the greatest performance improvements comes from using coated wire rather than plain brass during the wire cutting process. Erodex supplies the complete Bedra range of high performance coated wires that can provide an increase of up to 50 per cent cutting speed performance while maintaining the quality of the cut. Steve Rolinson says: “For the efficient application of the wire EDM process Bedra has contributed significantly to the development of technology and production processes. With the functional coatings for wire electrodes it has developed, an enormous increase in material removal performance, and hence in productivity, can be achieved. Moreover, a reproducible high precision and surface quality is attained.” Erodex are keen to promote the high-tech, universal Topas Plus wire cutting range that has been developed as a high speed cutting wire. Combining an excellent price-performance ratio for applications on all standard EDM machines, this range can significantly improve productivity compared to brass wire. Erodex provide EDM users with a cost comparison spreadsheet that will calculate the savings that could be achieved by using these new generation coated wires. Steve Rolinson concludes: “Of course the coated wire is more expensive initially. However, if you can increase the throughput of the machine tool by between 20 and 50 per cent the business efficiency gains far outweigh the additional cost of the consumable wire.” Tel: 01384 892011 Email: [email protected] www.erodex.com Issue 19 PECM 17