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• An integrated cooling loop (closed circuit dielectric or water glycol mixture) maintains optimal operating SYNERGY AND SHOP FLOOR IMPACT
temperatures, ensuring consistent pulse shapes even under heavy cycling. When paired, Exoguide and Exogen deliver:

• Its placement is also optimized, located in relatively the same position on each machine, making cable lengths EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine
similar, thus reducing performance differences regardless of the machine model chosen. • Consistent High Precision Results
Even across multiple operators, shifts, or shop locations, parts emerge within target tolerances (e.g., ±5 µm)
2. Active Current Shaping and to repeatable, uniform surface classes.
• Proprietary switching mode power conversion enables fi ne control over rising and falling edges of spark current. • Accelerated Cycle Times
Real-time adaptations reduce overprocessing. Roughing to fi nishing transitions optimizes path planning for
• This “waveform sculpting” minimizes unwanted secondary discharges, sharply reducing electrode wear and minimal dead time.
preserving corner fi delity in micro features.
3. No Taper, No Problem • Predictive Maintenance and Analytics
Combined logs from Exoguide’s sensor streams and Exogen’s thermal/power telemetry feed plant-wide
• Exogen’s advanced spark circuitry enables completion dashboards. Shops can forecast dielectric changes, schedule electrode replacements, and minimize
unplanned downtime.
of all types of jobs, not just “Rib” making, but also
small undersize, no taper, fi ne electrodes. EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine
• Future Proofi ng
Both modules live on a unifi ed Industry 4.0 framework—fi rmware updates, new control algorithms, and
• Utilizing taper on electrodes for increased metal expanded sensor support arrive via secure OTA delivery.
removal rates (common on EDM Sinkers) is
unnecessary, drastically reducing cycle times on
those “Hard to Burn” jobs. Make it Better, Together

4. Database Driven Technology Selection Exeron is part of the YCM Alliance, a USA based division of YCM Technology
• A comprehensive, extensible database maps which brings together a diversifi ed group of machine tool brands to provide
electrode material, gap conditions, and target fi nish “total shop solutions” across various sectors of manufacturing, top-notch
to optimized pulse paradigms (e.g., high duty dealers, and solution matter experts, all working together
roughing, low energy fi nishing, and polishing erosion). to provide complete application-based systems, each
with world-class integration, installation, and ongoing
5. Retrofi t Friendly EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine
service and support.
• Exogen’s electrical and mechanical interfaces mimic Exeron’s latest EDM technologies are getting noticed
legacy Exeron generators, allowing seamless across the U.S. market for their quality, precision, and
replacement and integration. Existing tooling, cabling effi ciency. To ensure customers’ success with these
harnesses, and dielectric circuits remain unchanged. 0° End Taper Cutting Performance Benchmark machines, the YCM Alliance has a fully staffed technical
center in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where customers
can go for hands-on training, test cuts, and dedicated
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS technical support. Ethan Fleury, EDM Applications
Engineer, leads EDM support with fast, local, and
• Surface Quality factory-trained solutions. With his entire career being
Users report up to 30% improvement in EDM and operations management, along with the
knowledge of his father’s (Kerry Fleury) EDM history
in Ra values during fi nishing passes EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine
compared to traditional generators, passed down, support is not just delivered as an
without increasing cycle times. “operator’s manual,” but in a personalized, experience-
driven approach. “Every customer scenario is different,”
• On Average, Surface Finishes are said Ethan, “but the one thing that never changes is
Uniform Within +/-5% providing a solution.” As someone who has operated a
wide variety of EDM machines (from “antique” to modern),
• Electrode Longevity Ethan’s understanding of EDM has been molded over the
Active current shaping cuts tungsten years through the use of “original” RC generators con-
and copper electrode wear by trolled by knobs and switches, to the in-depth knowledge
20–25%, translating into lower tooling and use of modern “Multi Pulse” generators and adaptive
costs and fewer changeovers. current circuits. To him, EDM is fun, and providing a Ethan Fleury, EDM Application Engineer,
solution to a customer’s problem is what drives him.
Shown with the Exeron 313 at the
• Turnkey Polishing Module EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine EDM Today Magazine
Once a specialty process, polishing YCM Alliance Michigan Technical Center,
EDM becomes a standard step: Conclusion Sterling Heights, Michigan
Exogen executes sub-10 µm RMS
fi nishes with data-backed By unbundling EDM’s most enigmatic elements and recasting them as upgradable, data-rich modules, Exeron has laid
consistency. Exogen Provides Surface Finish Range From the groundwork for a new paradigm: precision erosion at scale and speed, accessible to all skill levels. Exoguide and
Matt to Polished on a Variety of Materials
Exogen together transform EDM from a guarded specialty into an orchestrated, intelligent process—one that evolves
with each fi rmware update and algorithmic breakthrough. For manufacturers striving to meet the relentless demands
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of tomorrow’s markets, the era of unpredictable EDM is over; welcome to the age of Exo-Technology.

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