Toward green electrical discharge machining (EDM): state of art and outlook

• Published in: Machining science and technology Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 63 - 105
• Main Authors: Alrubaye, Israa Dheyaa Khalaf, Fantoni, Gualtiero
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 27.03.2023
• Subjects: Additive manufacturing; carbon nanotube; cryogenic treatment; green electrical discharge machining; technology readiness levels

The electrical discharge machining process is useful to manufacture complex shaped parts with high accuracy; however, it has unfriendly environmental impacts such as toxic emissions and health hazards; these impacts do not align with the recent orientation toward green industrial environments. Nowad...