ELECTRICAL EROSION WITH MASSIVE ELECTRODE - A NONCONVENTIONAL PROCESSING PROCESS OF GREAT FUTURE

Abstract

As electric erosion is characterized by the lack of mechanical pressure on the object which ensures the macroscopic localization of the erosive agent, this can reduce its size gradually theoretically without any restrictions. From a practical point of view, the inferior dimensional limits, which direct the electric erosion processing especially toward micro-processing, can be identified. Micro-processing, as component part of micro- and nanotechnologies, has progressed over the last few years beyond all recognition. Being developed as a necessity of finding a technological solution for the obvious trend of cost-effective product miniaturization, the micro-processing field comprises all conventional and nonconventional processing procedures that can be applied to the processing of microsystem components. The more and more rapid development of micro and nanotechniques will cause the processing method through electrical erosion to face new requirements, new challenges that can be relatively easily met with the help of this processing method.