Modular ultrasonic vibration device for micro electrodischarge machining

Micromachining technologies have been in the forefront due to massive demands in many engineering, production and manufacturing sectors. Micro Electric Discharge Machining (μ-EDM) is one of the most commonly used tool based micromachining techniques available to produce microscopic features and components for various industries. However, one of the drawback for μ-EDM is the slow speed of the process. In order to improve the machining performance by reducing the machining time researchers have tried to implement ultrasonic assisted (UA) μ-EDM operation. However, there is no product available in the market that is dedicated for μ-EDM machine to produce ultrasonic vibration. This disclosure attempts to propose a design of such a vibrator that can be used for μ-EDM operation