B18 Tool Path Generation for Layered Manufacturing by Wire Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM)

Abstract

In traditional layered manufacturing, stair step effect occurs in two adjacent layers. In order to increase the surface precision, it is necessary to reduce the thickness of the layer. As a result, the number of layers increases, and the total build time increas es. Therefore, in this research, a new layered manufacturing method using the wire electric discharge machine was proposed. And the tool path generation algorithm was developed for this proposed method.