DIESINKING ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD OF OPERATION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methods for controlled and precise EDM manufacturing of a component.SOLUTION: In one embodiment, a system includes: a tank for holding a fluid; a first electrode array in the tank, the first electrode array including a plurality of electrodes configured to shape a workpiece; a workpiece fixture for positioning the workpiece to be at least partially immersed in the fluid and proximate to the first electrode array; a pulse generator for creating an electric discharge between the workpiece and the first electrode array to remove material from the workpiece; a gap sensing circuit communicatively connected to the workpiece and the first electrode array, the gap sensing circuit configured to monitor the electric discharge between the workpiece and the first electrode array; and a computing device communicatively connected to the gap sensing circuit and the workpiece fixture, the computing device manipulating a position of the workpiece in the tank relative to the first electrode array on the basis of data obtained from the gap sensing circuit.