ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING SYSTEM HAVING INDEPENDENT ELECTRODES, RELATED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An electrical discharge machining (EDM) system (2), control system (16) and related methods. Various embodiments include a control system for controlling a plurality of electrode devices (6) in an EDM system (2) to form holes in a workpiece (8). The control system (18) can be configured to perform a process including: initiating a hole formation program for each of the plurality of electrode devices (6); determining whether at least one electrode (10) has completed formation of a corresponding hole in the workpiece (8); and separating the at least one electrode (10) from the workpiece (8) in response to determining that the at least one electrode (10) has completed formation of the corresponding hole.