Durning June 2016 WD Hearn engineers installed a Mitsubishi EA8S Advance at a top plastics company in Cape Town. The EA8S is a Sinker EDM Machine, the most advanced EDM ever installed by WD Hearn Machine Tools.

Our engineers Mike Clayton, Chris Alcock and Johan Neveling recently did extensive training in Germany on Mitsubishi EDM and WEDM machines. 

EA8S Specifications:
Machine Travels X x Y x Z                         300x250x250mm
Max Dielectric Fluid Level                          87 ~ 250mm
Internal Worktank Dimensions                    800x520x300mm
Max. Workpiece Weight                            551kg
Table Dimensions W x D                           500x350mm
Max. Electrode Weight                              25kg
Machine System Weight                           1996kg
C-Axis Min. Indexing Angle/Drive Unit        0.001 ̊/0.001 
C-Axis Range                                           1 to 30
Table to Platen Distance                            150-400mm
Machine Unit Dimensions WxDxH              1530x2000x2106mm
C-Axis Max. Electrode Weight                   5kg