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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Yimin Zhan, Shanghai, CN;
Yuanyuan Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Yuanfeng Luo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Renewi Yuan, Shanghai, CN;
Zhixue Peng, Shanghai, CN;
Garth M. Nelson, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Massimo Arcioni, Pistoia, IT;
Francescosaverio Chiari, Florence, IT;
Hongtao LI, Shanghai, CN;
Yimin Zhan, Shanghai, CN;
Yuanyuan Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Yuanfeng Luo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Renewi Yuan, Shanghai, CN;
Zhixue Peng, Shanghai, CN;
Garth M. Nelson, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Massimo Arcioni, Pistoia, IT;
Francescosaverio Chiari, Florence, IT;
Hongtao Li, Shanghai, CN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A machining system for machining a workpiece is provided. The machining system comprises a machine tool, a plurality of cutting tools, a CNC controller. The plurality of cutting tools comprises an electrode and a conventional cutting tool exchangeably disposed on the machine tool. The machining system further comprises a power supply, a process controller, and an electrolyte supply, wherein the machine tool, the electrode, the CNC controller, the power supply, the process controller and the electrolyte supply are configured to cooperate to function as an electroerosion machining device, wherein the machine tool, the CNC controller, the conventional cutting tool and the electrolyte supply are configured to cooperate to function as a conventional machining device, and wherein the machining system is configured to function alternately as the electroerosion machining device and the conventional machining device.