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.
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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
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