Investigation of a tool design system for electrochemical machining

摘要

This paper describes how a computer-aided design (CAD) package is used to enhance the potential applications of electrochemical machining (ECM), by providing a solution to the tool design problem inherent in the ECM process. This new CAD for ECM provides a pathway into the tool design process, thus offering savings by reducing the repetitious design process associated with current tool design. This is achieved by designing and or utilising a software package in order to model and simulate the ECM process. The model is in turn integrated into a rapid prototyping environment in order to create a hard tool using layered manufacturing technology.