Charmilles Technologies S.a.

Hans Lehmann

Joseph Josserand

Bernard Babel

Jean A Ruffin

An electroerosian wire cutting machine with a stationary workpiece in which the machining heads with wire guides are operated by two cross-slide systems along two parallel planes on either side of the machining area with the workpiece placed and clamped on pillars that are stationary with respect to the main frame of the machine including a stand which supports the pillars and which is made up of vertical elements connected together to form a space open one face with a collector fitted in a hollow space set in the stand below the machining heads to collect used electrode wire and dielectric machining fluid.

Electroerosion machine for wire cutting a stationary workpiece

A wire cutting electroerosion machine with upper and lower machining heads on cross slide systems for taper machining. The upper and lower machining heads spray a dielectric liquid at the machining zone. A reservoir and filter elements are used to recycle the liquid and resupply the liquid to the machining zone. An enclosed enclosure means is used to reduce temperature variations during machining by enabling dissipation of the heat given off and to facilitate uniform temperature distribution throughout the equipment by achieving thermal equilibrium.

Thermostable wire cutting electro-erosion machine

Machine for cutting by electrical discharge machining includes an electrode wire tensioned between and running betwee two guide heads each of which is mounted on an arm, one at least of the arms passing through a hole in one of the walls of a tank. The tank can move with respect to the arm and contains a machining liquid. A sealing plate 1 masks the hole in the tank and is linked by at least one seal 4 to the arm 5 through the wall. The wall 2 of the tank through which the arm passes slides along this plate. To prevent the forces due to friction and pressure arising between the plate 1 and the wall 2 and between the seal 4 and the arm 5 and acting asymmetrically on the arm through the wall being transmitted to the arm 5 and causing its deflection, a sheath 6 is mounted between the seal 4 and the arm 5 and encloses this arm without coming into contact with it.

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Vessy, Switzerland

Hans Lehmann