Effect of wire breakage on the process energy utilisation of EDM

Anjali K M DeSilva; Janaka Ranganath Gamage

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2016.02.264

Effect of wire breakage on the process energy utilisation of EDM

Anjali K M DeSilva, Janaka Ranganath Gamage

Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Optimum energy utilisation is a major concern during machine tool design, as not only is energy consumption an environmental
impact/sustainability indicator; it also affects the production economics. Most electrodischarge (EDM) machines have a high degree of
automation allowing better coordination of energy consuming subunits for a given machining parameter. The purpose of this study is to analyse
the variation of energy consumption with unexpected wire breakages during machining. An industrial CNC wire EDM operation of aluminium
and steel plate cutting is studied. A time study and an energy study are performed involving all sub units of machining operation. Results are
presented and justifications are made for the fluctuations in total energy consumption during wire breakages. Further, an environmental impact
study comparing wire EDM with and without unexpected wire breakages is presented drawing insights for machine tool design and operating
practices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Procedia CIRP
Publisher	Elsevier B.V.
Pages	586-590
Number of pages	5
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2016.02.264
Publication status	Published - Apr 2016

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Name	Procedia CIRP
Publisher	Elsevier B.V.
ISSN (Print)	2212-8271

Keywords

Wire EDM
wire breakage
sustainability
energy
Energy
Sustainability

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General Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

UN SDGs

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Gamage, J.R. & DeSilva, A.K.M. (2016) Effect of wire breakage on the process energy utilisation of EDM
This is the final published version of an article published in Procedia by Elsevier. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212827116005485?via%3Dihub © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
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33 Citations
1 Article

Process level environmental performance of electrodischarge machining of aluminium (3003) and steel (AISI P20)
Gamage, J. R., DeSilva, A. K. M., Harrison, C. S. & Harrison, D. K., Nov 2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 137, p. 291-299 9 p.
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Process level environmental performance of electrodischarge machining of aluminium (3003) and steel (AISI P20)

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