Wire cutting EDM machines bearing the AGIE CHARMILLES brand name are capable of fast and efficient processing of metal workpieces while maintaining exceptionally high levels of accuracy. These powerful machining centres use a metallic wire charged with electricity to cut shapes and contours into workpieces. They are typically controlled by CNC, and the technology is used in extrusion dies and blanking punches. An AGIE CHARMILLES wire cut machine creates craters in a workpiece through the use of different impact angles — creating parts that taper or have varying profiles at the top and bottom.
Many EDM machines from AGIE have been discontinued by the company, but they are still available from used machinery marketplaces. For instance, the AgieCut Classic 2 is as five-axis CNC EDM machine with Auto Wire Thread technology. The AgieCut 150 HSS was first produced in 1998, offering submerged cutting with a five-axis operation. The AGIE Evolution 2 delivers a similar level of performance, but it includes patented AgieVision technology for auto-wiring. An older machine with a far lower price-tag is the AgieCut 200D, which is still one of the most reliable wire cutting EDM machines still in use today.
Micro-machining can be carried out by one of five different CHARMILLES wire cut machines, using a selection of travel distances along the X, Y and Z axes:
- AgieCharmilles CUT 1000: 220mm x 160mm x 100mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 1000 Oil Tech: 220mm x 160mm x 100mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 2000 Oil Tech: 350mm x 250mm x 256mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 2000 S: 350mm x 250mm x 256mm
The high-speed machining centres using wire cutting EDM technology are capable of very high processing speeds while maintaining the integrity of the workpiece’s surface. There are also machining centres suited to higher-than-average levels of accuracy, as well as centres considered appropriate for general use.
High-speed EDM wire cutting - distance of travel along X,Y and Z axes:
- AgieCharmilles CUT P 350: 350mm x 220mm x 220mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT P 550: 550mm x 350mm x 400mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT P 800: 800mm x 550mm x 510mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT P 1250: 1250mm x 850mm x 700mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 200 mS: 350mm x 220mm x 220mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 200 Sp: 350mm x 220mm x 220mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 300 mS: 550mm x 350mm x 400mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 300 Sp: 550mm x 350mm x 400mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 400 Sp: 800mm x 550mm x 510mm
Top-end EDM wire cutting - distance of travel along X,Y and Z axes:
- AgieCharmilles CUT 1000: 220mm x 160mm x 100mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 2000 S: 350mm x 250mm x 256mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 3000 S: 500mm x 350mm x 256mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 2000 X: 350mm x 250mm x 256mm
- AgieCharmilles CUT 3000 X: 500mm x 350mm x 256mm
General purpose EDM wire cutting - distance of travel along X,Y and Z axes:
- AgieCharmilles CUT E 350: 350mm x 250mm x 250mm