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第 PAGE 2 页 共 14 页 PAGE 2 International Journal of Machine Tools Manufacture 44 (2004) 1247–1259 /locate/ijmactool State of the art in wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) K.H. Ho, S.T. Newman_, S. Rahimifard, R.D. Allen Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology Centre, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK Received 13 October 2003; accepted 29 April 2004 Abstract Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is a specialised thermal machining process capable of accurately machining parts with varying hardness or complex shapes, which have sharp edges that are very difficult to be machined by the main stream machining processes. This practical technology of the WEDM process is based on the conventional EDM sparking phenomenon utilising the widely accepted non-contact technique of material removal. Since the introduction of the process, WEDM has evolved from a simple means of making tools and dies to the best alternative of producing micro-scale parts with the highest degree of dimensional accuracy and surface finish quality. Over the years, the WEDM process has remained as a competitive and economical machining option fulfilling the demanding machining requirements imposed by the short product development cycles and the growing cost pressures. However, the risk of wire breakage and bending has undermined the full potential of the process drastically reducing the efficiency and accuracy of the WEDM operation. A significant amount of research has explored the different methodologies of achieving the ultimate WEDM goals of optimising the numerous process parameters analytically with the total elimination of the wire breakages thereby also improving the overall machining reliability. This paper reviews the vast array of research work carried out fromthe spin-off fromthe EDM process to the development of the WEDM. It reports on the WEDM research involving the optimi