Micro EDM and Sustainability
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2021) | Viewed by 306
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
The increasing attention paid to environmental protection is producing significant changes in all production systems: system efficiency and productivity should be improved, and manufacturing system designs have to take into account ecological constraints. From this new perspective, manufacturing processes have to be analyzed and optimized considering this topic.
Micro-EDM is one of the most energy-intensive processes when compared to metal-cutting operations. The environmental problems with using EDM technology are due not only to the high specific energy consumption but also to other aspects. In fact, the process in general is characterized by a poor material-removal rate (MRR), the electrode is subject to erosion, and, as a function of the nature of the used dielectric, during the machining, there are hazardous emissions near to the operator-breathing zone and the possibility of fire explosions.
In light of all this, studies on the sustainability of the micro-EDM process are a current and interesting topic.
Prof. Dr. Chiara Ravasio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- micro-EDM
- sustainability
- environmental
- dielectric fluid
- green EDM
- sustainable process
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