O/T Wire Burners

[Jody]

The wire guy and I went to Agie and Charmilles yesterday to find out which is the one to buy. We were at both for a good four hours and I still do not know what to tell the owner. So I turn to you all, what are good and bad of each? We have an Elox now and I have ran a Charmilles.

 

Thanks

 

Jody

[Lucky]

Both manufacturers produce very high quality machines. They are the leaders in the EDM field. Both companies are owned by the Georg Fischer Group. You will not be screwing up by buying either of these.

 

We use Agie EDM equipment exclusively. Agie is regarded by most as the "best" machine available especially with regards to accuracy.

[Henry]

My experience with AGIE is that producing NC code for it can be tricky,but machine itself is reliable.You should try to program both machines before deciding.

[Lucky]

Programming for older AGIEs is tough. Hard to find a really good 100% solid post. 2D contours required the first and second lines of gcode to be inverted and the contour exit needed dummy moves related to cutter comp. 4-axis programs are a total nightmare.

 

All current AGIEs use the AGIEVISION control. Gcode formats are very simple (standard ISO). 4-axis programming is especially simplified.