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Precision machining by discharge pulse counting methods in micro EDM processes

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Due to the occurrences of debris, the ability of micro-EDM to produce precise dimension is degraded, hence positioning display indicator of micro-EDM machine is not accurately measure the real dimension. Therefore, imprecise workpiece dimension is happen. In order to overcome this problem, in this paper, the use of discharge pulse counting methods to correct this error is introduced. The dimension error from micro-EDM processes by using discharge pulse counting method is much smaller than when using the positioning display indicator of micro-EDM machine. Hence, by using discharge pulse counting method, high precision machining can be achieved.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Muslim Mahardika & Gunawan Setia Prihandana

  2. School of Integrated Design Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan

    Muslim Mahardika & Gunawan Setia Prihandana

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan

    Kimiyuki Mitsui

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Muslim Mahardika was born in Sragen, Indonesia on 1979 and received his Bachelor degree (cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia (2002), Master degree in Engineering Design and Manufacture, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2005) and Ph.D degree in Integrated Design Engineering, Keio Unversity, Japan (2009). Currently, Dr. Muslim is working for Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Gadjah Mada University. His research interest includes micro/nano-machining and advanced metrology. Dr. Muslim is founder and head of Center for Micro Machining Technology, Gadjah Mada University.

Gunawan Setia Prihandana was born in Sragen, Indonesia on 1981 and received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia (2004). He received master degree in Engineering Design and Manufacture from University of Malaya, Malaysia (2006) and received Ph.D degree in University of Malaya and Keio University, Japan (2010). He is currently a post doctoral researcher in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University. Dr. Prihandana’s research interests include MEMS and micro/nano-manufacturing processes.

Kimiyuki Mitsui was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1947. He received the B.E. degree in mechanical engineering in 1969 from Mechanical Engineering Department, Yokohama National University. He received M.E. in 1974 and Ph.D degree in 1977 in Mechanical Engineering from School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo. From 1969 to 1972, He was a design engineer at Morinaga milk industry Japan. From 1977 to 1989, he was a senior research scientist at former Mechanical Engineering Laboratory of MITI, Japan. From 1989 to 1992, he was an associate Professor, and from 1992 he is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department of Keio University. His current research interests include metrology in manufacturing, micromachining, and micro-machine tools.

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Mahardika, M., Prihandana, G.S. & Mitsui, K. Precision machining by discharge pulse counting methods in micro EDM processes. J Mech Sci Technol 26, 3597–3603 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-012-0852-2

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