Coventry-based Sodi-Tech EDM (www.sodi-techedm.co.uk) will be using the exhibition to unveil two new wire-cut machines — the Sodick ALC800G and VL600QH (Hall 13, Stand A86).

The ALC800G incorporates all the features and benefits of Sodick’s Premium wire range, as well as offering a three-sided automatic door and a 1,500 x 1,040mm work tank. A high-column (optional) version of the machine provides an extended Z-axis stoke of 800mm.

Meanwhile, the new VL600QH, which incorporates an extended Z-axis stroke of 500mm (allowing it to accommodate tall workpieces) is a development of the VL600Q linear-motor-driven wire-cut EDM.

The latest machine retains all the features and benefits of the earlier model, including the FJ-type automatic wire threader with ‘pop up’ functionality for increased reliability.

Other machines on the stand will include a Sodick Premium ALC600L wire EDM, an AG60L die-sink EDM equipped with a robot, and the entry-level AD55L die-sink EDM.

In addition, the company will be demonstrating its 3-D metal additive-manufacturing machine with integral milling capability — the OPM250L.