Electron Beam Drilling

What Is Electron Beam Drilling?
Electron Beam Drilling is an innovative machining process, which drills many small holes in resistant material. This process is the best solution in specific cases. The perforation technique is simple: The highly concentrated energized electron beam instantly vaporizes the material at the point of impact. In just a few thousandths of a second, the beam forms a fine channel through the work piece.

As a machining process, Electron Beam Machining (EBM) is often mentioned along with Laser Beam Machining (LBM), Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) and Electro Chemical Machining (ECM). These nontraditional techniques are used when the requirements exceed mechanical machining and drilling capabilities or when they have overriding cost advantages. Compared to other hole drilling techniques, the electron beam process has unique features that give it special capabilities for hole drilling over a wide range of applications. With drill speeds up to 2000 holes per second, this technology is far ahead of its competitors. In response to recent industry demands for smaller hole diameters, Acceleron continues to develop NEW processes and tools. We currently drill holes as small as 0.002" - 0.004" in small tubes down to 1/2" diameter.

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