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Axsys Technologies is a leading provider of precision EDM capabilities. With more than 25 years of expertise and over $1.6 million invested in state-of-the-art EDM equipment, Axsys is able to achieve tolerances virtually unmatched in the world.


Axsys EDMs the Following High Performance Materials:
Beryllium
Berylllium alloys
Titanium
Aluminum
Stainless Steel
Other thermally conductive materials

Applications Requiring Precision EDM Capabilities Include:
Material Extraction
Gas/Air Bearings
Heatsinks (Satellites and Aircraft)
Optics and Optical Benches
Infrared Seeker Components
Satellite Sensors
 
A multi-layered beryllium bulkhead requiring EDM cuts to be flat and perpendicular to within .0005, used in a micro-particle accelerator
The use of EDM on the mounting locations (undercuts) for this 1.2-meter beryllium telescope mirror not only saved critical schedule time but also reduced the risk of conventional machining induced stresses.
 
   
Axsys' EDM Capabilities are Able to Achieve:

Material Extraction

Non-Stress Machining
Unique Features
and Patterns
 
 
Cost savings over conventional sawing

Allows nesting/grouping of parts, resulting in less material usage

Yields near net shape blanks

Part features can be machined to finish dimension during extraction
  Machine stress free optical mounting surfaces

Slice thin wall blanks from a single billet

Machine profiles and holes to finish dimensions, eliminating roughing operation

Machine thin wall pockets without inducing stresses
  Machine hole sizes as small as .002" diameter

Machine unusual features such as octagonal and hexagonal holes and patterns

Maintain tolerances on hole sizes to .0001" and on hole locations to .0005"

Machine features square and perpendicular without radius
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