Ken Baeszler is a product manager and aerospace market segment manager at GF AgieCharmilles, LLC, 560 Bond Street, Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4224, (847) 913-5300, Fax: (847) 913-5340, Ken.Baeszler@us.gfac.com, www.us.gfac.com.
While hole-popper systems are quite capable of generating very small accurate holes with good surface quality, advanced EDM drilling systems dramatically increase a shop’s capability to consistently produce tiny holes that are even more accurate and with higher quality.