Introducing EDM Wire
For years, we have carved out a niche providing machinists with comprehensive EDM small hole drilling solutions, but you could be excused for thinking that using “comprehensive” and “small hole drilling” in the same sentence seems like an oxymoron. After all, EDM is dominated by wire cutting, and even the utility of small hole drilling […]
Modeling EDM
For all its novelty, electrical discharge machining is a seemingly simple machining method, where sparking between an electrode and a workpiece causes the slow erosion of the workpiece. However, a closer inspection of the mechanisms through which sparking erodes metal reveals a complex set of physical processes whose relationships are not entirely understood. A single […]
Sias Compact Small Hole Spark Eroder
The last few years have seen the growing prominence of maker culture, due in large part to new and affordable technologies such as microcontrollers and 3D printers, making manufacturing more accessible than ever. These technologies have received a great deal of attention for their contribution to this boom in creativity, while other manufacturing technologies—EDM included—continue […]
Holepop Going to SoCal Aerospace Expo 2017
2016 was an exciting year for Holepop, giving us our first experience at an exposition. Participating in SpaceTech Expo 2016 taught us a great deal about the way expositions work, and exposed us to many valuable customers and collaborators. Our experience also emboldened us to participate in expositions in the future, and we are excited […]
Breaking Down Dielectric Breakdown
Liquid dielectric used in electrical discharge machining serves a few purposes: to flush eroded material away from the workpiece, to cool the electrode and workpiece, and to minimize spark gap size. The mechanisms by which liquid dielectric flushes and cools are fairly obvious. How the spark gap is minimized by the dielectric is a bit […]
Superalloys and EDM
One characteristic that separates electrical discharge machining from more conventional machining methods is its ability to drill through materials that are very resilient with great efficiency. Though many of these materials are elements such as tantalum and niobium, most are elemental mixtures called superalloys. These superalloys generally share a face-centered cubic crystal structure, a structure […]
Our Space Tech Banner
The fast-approaching Space Tech Expo has kept us preoccupied for the past couple of months in feverish preparations, and has given us opportunities to think about how we want to present ourselves, as an EDM hole popper supplier. Not content to settle for a 3’ by 6’ pop-up display, we opted for a custom-printed 9.5’ […]
Our Relationship with Research
Working with companies in the aerospace and defense industries puts us in close proximity to cutting edge technologies on a daily basis. It’s only natural that industries of all kinds are incubators of new technologies—what sells is often unprecedented, more efficient and simply better than what has come before, while the capital of big businesses […]
Holepop at Space Tech Expo
As a business grows, there come certain points where a significant change has to be made, whether it be a shift in the culture or the addition of new staff or even whole departments. These changes are often natural consequences of growth and are often themselves catalysts for many future changes. It is with this […]
Why We Love The Martian
On July 20, 1969, more than 600 million people watched as mankind landed a human on an extraterrestrial body for the first time in history. This moment galvanized an entire generation to study science, mathematics, and physics. It was a moment of unalloyed optimism in human progress and—more importantly—the vehicle of human progress, science. After […]
Precautionary Tips for Handling EDM Machines
Harnessing powerful forces to do precision work can get messy when those forces are not harnessed properly. In a machining environment, it is of the utmost importance that you are not lulled into complacency. What follows is a discussion of the dangers associated with electrical discharge machining and what you can do to avoid them. […]
A History of Electrical Discharge Machining
Electrical discharge machining is a cutting-edge machining technique that allows for great precision, even when working with tough materials. Many things that would have been impossible to make before the advent of EDM are now relatively easy, giving EDM a large role in facilitating the development of advanced technologies in pioneering industries, such as aerospace. […]
EDM Helps Industries with Their Manufacturing Needs
Get the Shapes Needed for Manufacturing EDM is a manufacturing process that is used by various industries to get the precise shape needed in their manufacturing activities. Here are some industries that have benefitted from EDM: Aerospace The aerospace industry uses EDM to acquire desired shapes and drill holes. EDM does not crack or damage […]
The Two Main Types of Electrical Discharge Machining
Using EDM EDM is used by many industries to achieve a variety of shapes necessary for different uses or operations. There are two main types of EDM used to create many precise and complex shapes. Wire EDM In wire EDM, a wire electrode is inserted through the work piece or material. A computer is used […]
The Advantages of Electrical Discharge Machining
Creating Shapes with EDM Many industries have used EDM to create the desired shapes they need. They have benefits from the different advantages it offers when cutting materials and objects into specific shapes. Create Complex Shapes Not everything comes in a circular or rectangular shape. Sometimes, objects need to be made in an unusual or […]
Common Applications for Electrical Discharge Machining
EDM is Used in Manufacturing With its ability to create precise and unique shapes, EDM has been used by many industries in their manufacturing processes. Here are the most common types of applications for EDM. Die Making Dies are tools used to cut or shape materials into a solid product. EDM is used to create […]
Create Precise, Difficult Shapes You Need with EDM
Get the Shape Needed EDM, short for electrical discharging machining, is used to produce a desired shape in materials that require precision and are otherwise difficult to obtain through conventional means. Frail or Fragile Materials When using EDM, there is no contact and no force. This allows for shapes to be carefully created without causing […]
Small Hole Drilling and the many ways it can be used!
EDM Hole Drilling Our Brass and Copper EDM Tubes have been used to make precision EDM Holes in a wide variety of precision parts and applications. Every day we are always being pleasantly surprised to learn about a new type of product that our electrodes are being used to help create! Here’s a sample of […]
“What makes you so special?”
“What makes you so special?” This is by far one of the most simple and compelling questions I have received as an owner. In fact, it is probably one of the most common questions I am asked by Engineers, Procurement Agents, and other hard-working and overworked business owners alike. It’s a question that cuts right […]
Welcome To The Holepop Blog
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