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CUT X series: Extreme accuracy, simple and fast 6 Extreme accuracy 6 Revolutionary heads 7 Easily exchangeable open and closed guides 8 Mechanics 10 Intelligence-adding IPG-DPS 11 X-technologies 12 Simple and fast 12 Wire management 1 3 Twin-wire Automatic Wire Changer (AWC) 14 Spark Track 15 Intelligent Spark Protection System (ISPS) 15 Collision protection 16 UNIQUA 17 Ergonomics 18 Ready for Automation 20 Technical specifications 22 Options

Extreme accuracy, simple and fast The latest CUT X series condenses more than 100 years of combined expertise in the best-ever wire EDM machine. With an elegant new design and X-technologies enabling ultrahigh accuracy, this series delivers true value. Extreme accuracy This solution’s optimized mechanics, revolutionary head design using Additive Manufacturing, and a new thermal management system are the basis for unprecedented accuracy and surface quality. Simple Achieving such results has never been easier: Machining the most challenging parts becomes child’s play, thanks to functionalities...

Extreme accuracy Revolutionary heads The revolutionary new design of the additively manufactured heads optimizes the flushing channels and reduces the distance between the guides and the part. Both features are key to improving the wire straightness and cleaning conditions during cutting. Benefits • Extreme contour accuracy in complex shapes • Homogeneous surface quality • Due to punch and die accuracy and surface homogeneity, the lifetime of stamping tools is increased to unprecedented levels. The newly designed heads are highly rigid and very compact. Benefits • It is now possible to cut shapes...

Easily exchangeable open and closed guides Closed guide Open guide Increased flexibility, reduced idle time The guides are designed as a cartridge that can easily be exchanged by the operator in less than 15 minutes (five minutes to change the cartridge plus 10 minutes to align the wire circuit), choosing between open or closed guides. Ultrahigh contour accuracy also in tapered profiles You can use the open guides for straight or less than 3-degree angle taper cuts (100 mm height) to gain flexibility to use different wire diameters without changing the guides. If you are looking for unmatchable...

Thermal compensation The computer numerical control (CNC) collects data from temperature and humidity sensors strategically located both inside and outside the working area. An artificial intelligence algorithm then predicts thermal deformations and compensates the positioning of the X and Y and U and V axes. Benefits • Extreme accuracy even with environment temperature changes up to ±2.5° Celsius • ±1 μm positioning accuracy during long cutting c

Extreme accuracy Mechanics Ultrahigh pitch and contour accuracy Linear scales on all axes Linear scales on the X, Y, and Z main axes as well as the U, and V tapering axes ensure the best positioning accuracy. Benefits • Ultrahigh pitch accuracy • Ultrahigh contour accuracy even in tapered parts. Sealed cabinet Consistent thermal behavior is a given, thanks to the sealed cabinet and doors ensuring a controlled air flow in the working area through the strategically designed openings in the bottom and top of the machine enclosure. Benefits • Repeatable accuracy on parts due to the machine’s consistent...

Extreme accuracy Intelligence-adding IPG-DPS The Intelligent Power Generator with Direct Power Supply (IPG-DPS) automatically adapts machining parameters to the profile during roughing and skim cuts. In combination with latest-generation central processing units, the EDM process delivers improved gap control, respect for geometry and surfaces, no wire breakage, and very good speed. Benefits • Finest surface finishes, minimal polishing, geometrical accuracy • Perfect control of the fine details for highest profile accuracy INTELLIGENT POWER GENERATO

X-technologies The X-technologies are perfectly optimized for the CUT X design, condensing true value—extreme accuracy, simple and fast—in the best-ever wire EDM machine. Extreme accuracy The X-technologies are dedicated to delivering ultrahigh contour accuracy, thanks to the CUT X’s minimal distance from guide to workpiece and the revolutionary design of the flushing channels. Simple The operator does not need to compromise on accuracy, surface quality or speed: These unique technologies ensure the best results in all three. The operator simply selects the wire, workpiece material, height, open...

Wire management Automatic Wire Threading Automatic Wire Threading (AWT) puts reliable automatic wire threading and rethreading—essential to unattended machine operation and automation—at your fingertips. Benefits • Correct rethreading even under the most difficult conditions • Automatically cuts multiple openings in die blocks and progressive dies in unattended operation • Smooth implementation of automation. AWT’s annealing process first heats the wire between the brake and lower working head; then, a jet of air cools down the wire which is stretched over a certain length to reduce its diameter....

Twin-wire Automatic Wire Changer (AWC) The machine includes two identical, symmetrical wire circuits. The AWC shifts the wire board so that one or the other points into the guiding head. Simple, fast roughing and finishing Use a thicker wire for a faster, more aggressive main cut and a thinner wire to finish small and difficult corner contours during the trim cuts. The twinwire technology used with open guides makes the impossible feasible, at unbeatable speed. Optimal cutting speed and accuracy Use two wires with the same diameter but different coatings to optimize speed during the main cut...