A wire electrical discharge machining system includes a securing device that is placed at a cut position where a workpiece on a holding unit has been cut by wire electrical discharge machining when the wire electrical discharge machining has been performed on the workpiece held on the holding unit to reach a predetermined position before the completion of machining and that individually attracts a cut-out portion from the workpiece and a remaining portion on the workpiece at the cut position where the workpiece has been cut, thereby securing the cut-out portion to the remaining portion, and a robot is configured to individually attract both the cut-out portion and the remaining portion with the securing device.

A wire electrical discharge machining system includes a securing device that is placed at a cut position where a workpiece on a holding unit has been cut by wire electrical discharge machining when the wire electrical discharge machining has been performed on the workpiece held on the holding unit to reach a predetermined position before the completion of machining and that individually attracts a cut-out portion from the workpiece and a remaining portion on the workpiece at the cut position where the workpiece has been cut, thereby securing the cut-out portion to the remaining portion, and a robot is configured to individually attract both the cut-out portion and the remaining portion with the securing device.

A dielectric working fluid processor for processing dielectric working fluid used in a wire electrical discharge machine includes: a dirty liquid tank for storing dielectric working fluid containing machining swarf; a filter for removing machining swarf from the dielectric working fluid in the dirty liquid tank; a clean liquid tank for storing the dielectric working fluid from which the machining swarf has been removed by the filter; a pump for supplying dielectric working fluid from the dirty liquid tank to the filter; an inverter for controlling electric power to be supplied to the pump; a pump controller for controlling the rotation speed of the pump by varying the frequency of electric power supplied from the inverter to the pump; and a feed pressure obtainer for obtaining the feed pressure of the dielectric working fluid supplied from the pump to the filter, based on the frequency of the electric power.

A dielectric working fluid processor for processing dielectric working fluid used in a wire electrical discharge machine includes: a dirty liquid tank for storing dielectric working fluid containing machining swarf; a filter for removing machining swarf from the dielectric working fluid in the dirty liquid tank; a clean liquid tank for storing the dielectric working fluid from which the machining swarf has been removed by the filter; a pump for supplying dielectric working fluid from the dirty liquid tank to the filter; an inverter for controlling electric power to be supplied to the pump; a pump controller for controlling the rotation speed of the pump by varying the frequency of electric power supplied from the inverter to the pump; and a feed pressure obtainer for obtaining the feed pressure of the dielectric working fluid supplied from the pump to the filter, based on the frequency of the electric power.

The present invention discloses a multifunction integrated manufacturing system based on electrical machining, including a robot, a motion control unit, a multifunction composite electrical power supply, a working medium supply and recycle unit, a wire feeding device, a tool holder quick-change clamping unit, an electrical machining tool holder, a welding tool holder, a detection tool holder, and a workbench. By using the robot as an actuator, the system can implement discharge additive manufacturing including arc additive forming and micro electrical discharge deposition forming, discharge subtractive machining including efficient arc machining and precise electrical discharge machining, part joining based on arc surfacing, and online detection based on optical scanning and ultrasonic flaw detection. The present invention has a high integration level, covers machining and manufacturing of difficult-to-machine materials and micro parts, and can implement efficient and precise machining. The present invention can be implemented in a variety of media without environmental restrictions thus having a broad application range and having a strong application prospect in extreme environments such as space and deep sea.

A dielectric working fluid centralized management system is equipped with a dielectric working fluid adjustment apparatus for adjusting the fluid quality of a dielectric working fluid of a plurality of wire electrical discharge machines, a dielectric working fluid delivery and reception control member for controlling delivery and reception of the dielectric working fluid between a plurality of dielectric working fluid storage tanks disposed corresponding respectively to the plurality of wire electrical discharge machines, and in which the dielectric working fluid is stored, and the dielectric working fluid adjustment apparatus, and a dielectric working fluid quality controller, which receives dielectric working fluid information from the plurality of wire electrical discharge machines and controls the dielectric working fluid delivery and reception control member, or both the dielectric working fluid delivery and reception control member and the dielectric working fluid adjustment apparatus.

A dielectric working fluid centralized management system is equipped with a dielectric working fluid adjustment apparatus for adjusting the fluid quality of a dielectric working fluid of a plurality of wire electrical discharge machines, a dielectric working fluid delivery and reception control member for controlling delivery and reception of the dielectric working fluid between a plurality of dielectric working fluid storage tanks disposed corresponding respectively to the plurality of wire electrical discharge machines, and in which the dielectric working fluid is stored, and the dielectric working fluid adjustment apparatus, and a dielectric working fluid quality controller, which receives dielectric working fluid information from the plurality of wire electrical discharge machines and controls the dielectric working fluid delivery and reception control member, or both the dielectric working fluid delivery and reception control member and the dielectric working fluid adjustment apparatus.

An electrode for use in an electromachining system includes a base and an outer rim extending circumferentially about the base. The electrode also includes a body extending between the base and the outer rim. The body defines a concave surface. The electrode is configured to discharge electrical arcs from the concave surface when electrical current is provided to the electrode.

An electrode for use in an electromachining system includes a base and an outer rim extending circumferentially about the base. The electrode also includes a body extending between the base and the outer rim. The body defines a concave surface. The electrode is configured to discharge electrical arcs from the concave surface when electrical current is provided to the electrode.

An electrical discharge machine is disclosed having a concentration detection function for a rust inhibitor containing an organic compound uses coloring of a metal complex produced through the reaction of the rust inhibitor with a color reagent to enable a detector to detect the change of characteristics involved in the change of the color of the metal complex. A predetermined amount of working fluid is sampled in a sampling cell at regular time intervals, a predetermined amount of color reagent is added to the working fluid, and the change of the color of the working fluid is detected by the detector.