Non Traditional Manufacturing

Explore non-traditional manufacturing processes, their energy-based and advanced techniques, and how designers select processes based on material, size, hardness, and production needs.

Explore abrasive jet machining, a non-traditional mechanical energy process that removes material with a high-velocity jet of abrasive particles. Discover essential components like the mixing chamber and tungsten carbide nozzle.

Explore abrasive water jet machining, a non-traditional process that uses high-velocity water with abrasive particles to erode materials, offering heat-free cutting with minimal residual stresses.

Explore how electron beam machining uses a high-velocity beam from a tungsten filament in a vacuum to remove material by heat, enabling precise holes in brittle, high-melting-point materials.

Electrochemical machining is a non-traditional manufacturing process that uses electric current and an electrolyte to remove metal, enabling high accuracy with no cutting forces and machining hard alloys.

explore electro discharge machining, a non traditional manufacturing process that uses electric sparks and a dielectric fluid to erode metal, enabling complex shapes, high precision, and close tolerances.

Laser beam machining is a non-traditional manufacturing process that uses light energy to melt or evaporate material, using a chromium-doped ruby laser system.

Learn plasma arc machining, where a high velocity ionized gas jet removes material from a workpiece using a tungsten electrode and plasma torch at extreme temperatures.

Explore ultrasonic machining, a non-traditional manufacturing process that uses 20-25 kilohertz high-frequency abrasive slurry impacts to remove material between a tool and workpiece.

Explore wire cut edm, a non-traditional manufacturing process that uses a wire electrode, dc power, and dielectric fluid to remove material with high accuracy and automation.