Attracting End Users Presents A Strong Challenge For Electrical Discharge Machine Vendors.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46492) has announced the addition of "World Electrical Discharge Noun 1. electrical discharge - a discharge of electricity discharge - the sudden giving off of energy nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse, impulse - the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of Machines Markets" to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research service entitled World Electrical Discharge Machines Market provides a comprehensive analysis of this market and examines its applications in various end-user segments such as the automotive, aerospace and defence industries, medical applications, and machine shops. The research service also provides a detailed geographic analysis for each of these end user groups. Market Sectors Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research service: By End-user Segment * Automotive * Medical devices * Aerospace and defence * Machine shops By Geographic Region * North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (The United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, , Mexico, and Canada) * Europe, the Middle East, and Africa * Asia Pacific * Rest-of-World (comprising Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Russia, and other countries) Technologies The following technologies are covered in this research service: * Electrical Discharge Machines (EDMs): EDMs are high-precision metal removal machines that use thermal energy thermal energy Internal energy of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium (see thermodynamics) by virtue of its temperature. A hot body has more thermal energy than a similar cold body, but a large tub of cold water may have more thermal energy than a cup of boiling from a small spark (also known as a controlled electrical discharge) to vaporize va·por·ize v. To convert or be converted into a vapor. Vaporize To dissolve solid material or convert it into smoke or gas. metal from work pieces. An EDM (Engineering Data Management) An information system that maintains the details of all engineering data while the product is in the design and concept phase. This includes geometry and changes to geometry. See PLM. EDM - Electronic Data Management system comprises of an electrical source that produces electrical spark discharges between the machine tool and work piece, the machine tool, computer controls, handling, and all relevant components integral to its operation. In the electrical discharge machining Electrical discharge machining (or EDM) is a machining method primarily used for hard metals or those that would be impossible to machine with traditional techniques. One critical limitation, however, is that EDM only works with materials that are electrically conductive. process, the cutting tool connects to the power supply and acts like an electrode. The metal work-piece is submerged in a dielectric dielectric (dī'ĭlĕk`trĭk), material that does not conduct electricity readily, i.e., an insulator (see insulation). A good dielectric should also have other properties: It must resist breakdown under high voltages; it should not fluid (electrically non-conducting) and separated from the tool by a very small spark gap Spark gap The region between two electrodes in which a disruptive electrical spark may take place. The gap should be taken to mean the electrodes as well as the intervening space. Such devices may have many uses. . As the spark travels to the work piece from the tool, the metal from the work piece vaporizes or melts, while the fluid cools the metal work piece and flushes away debris. * Die Sinker Sinker A bond whose payments are provided by the issuer's sinking fund. Notes: A portion of these bonds are retired by the issuer each year. See also: Sinking Fund, Super Sinker Sinker EDM: In this type of EDM, an electrode to which electrical current is applied burns through and cuts metal. The electrode is a shaped piece of graphite, copper or copper alloy. * Wire EDM: In wire EDM, a thin copper, brass or combination (alloy) wire with a 0.004 to 0.013 mm diameter is used. An electric current is applied to the wire, which acts as a cutting surface and moves through the metal component. * Small-hole EDM: Small-hole EDMs have electrodes similar to rod-like tubes with diameters ranging from 0.004 to 0.250 inches. The tube rotates concentrically for even wear as it sinks into the metal work piece. Market Overview Attracting End Users Presents a Strong Challenge for Electrical Discharge Machine Vendors While a few major vendors dominate the global electrical discharge machines (EDM) market, developing economies such as China and India are favoring local machine builders that make and sell EDMs at significantly lower prices. Customers are increasingly demanding low-cost machines since many of them do not perceive a critical need for EDMs and their applications. This trend, combined with rising expenditure on research and development as well as marketing, has affected the competitiveness of major participants, especially in markets that demand less expensive machines. However, due to recent technological developments, EDMs now have additional features such as the ability to integrate with other machining processes as well as automate them. Large multinational companies, therefore, need to educate end users on these advancements and their potential benefits. Vendors need to promote the benefits of the latest EDM technologies that include the ability to machine nano (1) Billionth (10 to the -9th power). See space/time. (2) Refers to the nanotech industry in general. See nanotechnology. (3) See iPod nano. parts, download computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD) files directly and convert them into machine codes, and drill fine holes, says the analyst of this research service. As customers realize the advantages of these technologically superior machines that can perform multiple functions, EDMs are expected to witness greater demand. Increasing Need for Complex and Faster Designs Acts in Favour of EDMs One of the key factors driving EDMs growth is their increasing use in a variety of end-user industries such as medical devices, electronics, automotive, metalworking and parts manufacturing. All these industries use complicated and intricate designs that cannot be accurately machined with conventional processes. EDMs can do a far more precise job in lesser time due to their contactless machining process, making them the preferred option within many end-user industries. Moreover, EDMs use the spark erosion technology that enables the machining to be carried out with ease and eliminates the need for a further finishing process. With their contactless machining and technologies such as linear motors, EDMs have the ability to machine tough contours with greater accuracy, notes the analyst. Companies prefer these machines as they can save labor costs as well as increase productivity and quality, which are important requirements. EDM vendors are constantly innovating products and have introduced machines with the capability to achieve a surface finish of nearly 0.25 umRa with very small wire diameters that can reach a speed of 360 mm sq/minute. These products have greatly widened the scope of EDMs, particularly in the electronics and automotive industries Automotive Industries, Ltd. (Hebrew: תעשיות רכב נצרת עלית, תע"ר that require high-precision machines. Topics Covered: * -Total world electrical discharge machines market * -Total world edm market for automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. * -Total world edm market for medical devices industry * -Total world edm market for aerospace and defense industry * -Total world edm market for machine shop applications For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46492 |
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