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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Bin Wei, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Michael Scott Lamphere, Hooksett, NH (US);
Jeffrey Francis Wessels, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Bin Wei, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Michael Scott Lamphere, Hooksett, NH (US);
Jeffrey Francis Wessels, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electromachining process and apparatus includes providing both high-speed electroerosion functions for rapidly rough finishing a workpiece and electrodischarge machining functions for fine finishing by first using a rotary electrode to implement the high-speed electroerosion function, and then removing and replacing the rotary electrode with an EDM electrode to implement the electrodischarge machining functions.