Electrode for an electro-erosion process, includes a shaft, a body coupled to the shaft, a plurality of machining-inserts, an insulated layer, and a flushing cover disposed on the body and coupled to the shaft. The shaft includes a channel, a plurality of first openings and second openings, where each opening is connected to the channel. The body includes a plurality of main-flushing channels, where each channel is connected to a corresponding first opening. The plurality of machining-inserts is spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction and detachably coupled to a peripheral end portion of the body. Each machining-insert includes at least one third opening connected to a corresponding main-flushing channel. The insulated layer is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the body. The flushing cover includes a plurality of side-flushing channels and a plurality of fourth openings, where each channel is connected to a corresponding second opening.

A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a supporting member for relatively moving a wire electrode relative to a measurement target; servomotors for moving the supporting member; a setting changer for changing the setting of a directive speed; and a motor controller that controls the servomotors in performing move-and-contact detection for detecting contact between the wire electrode and the measurement target by moving the two relative to each other, so that the wire electrode is moved relative to the measurement target based on the directive speed changed and specified by the setting changer.

A revolving cathode tool and method for co-rotating electrochemical machining of an inner wall of an aero-engine casing are provided, and relates to the technical field of electrochemical machining. The co-rotating electrochemical machining revolving cathode tool comprises a power supply, a cathode shaft, an anode workpiece and a flexible cathode assembly. The cathode shaft is electrically connected with a cathode of the power supply. The anode workpiece is electrically connected with an anode of the power supply. One end of the cathode shaft is connected with the flexible cathode assembly. The problem that a non-array complex structure of the inner wall of the aero-engine casing cannot be machined through counter-rotating electrochemical machining is fundamentally solved. The diameter of the cathode tool is 1/n of the diameter of the anode workpiece.

A tool electrode for an EDM system for repairing a micromixer tube of a combustor, the EDM system and a related method, are provided. The tool electrode includes an elongated member; and a disk having a first side, a second side, an opening in a center thereof, and a slot extending from the first side to the second side and from the opening to an outer periphery of the disk. The elongated member is coupled to the disk and extends through the opening from the first side of the disk and beyond the second side of the disk. The disk is used to remove a damaged end portion of a micromixer tube from within the tube, and without debris damaging the tube or a cutting tool damaging other tubes in a set of micromixer tubes.