Thermal Reduction Links

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Please choose one of the following three areas to go to that section of the page:

Torch Cutting

1. Air Arc Cutting

2. Gas Cutting

  1. Read a short description of gas flame cutting

3. Plasma Arc Cutting

  1. Read a short description of plasma arc cutting

  2. View a video of a plasma cutting torch working with a CNC punch press (2.94 MB, .avi, with sound)

Electrical Discharge Machining

1. Cavity-Type EDM

  1. Read a short description of cavity-type electrical discharge machining

  2. View a video of plunge electrical discharge machining (278 KB, .avi), (2.69 MB, .mov)

2. EDM Grinding

  1. Read a short description of electrical discharge machining grinding

3. EDM Cutting

  1. Read a short description of electrical discharge machining wire cutting

  2. View a video of electrical discharge machining wire cutting, (2.28 MB, .avi, with sound)

High Energy Beam Machining

1. Electron Beam Cutting

2. Laser Beam Cutting

  1. Read  a short description of laser beam cutting

3. Ion Beam Cutting

For more information, see Dr. Todd's 232 Index.

Video clips are used with permission from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers