Machine Comparison
Makino BX3 vs Makino Sinker EDM Machines
Makino vs Makino · Sinker EDM
Summary
The Makino BX3 is a single machine: an EDM drilling system for cooling film holes in turbine blades and vanes. Makino Sinker EDM Machines is an overview of Makino's sinker EDM range, covering the compact EDAC and EDGE machines and the larger EDNC series. Makino publishes few comparable figures for this pair, and the spec table has no rows that both sides share.
That makes this less a head-to-head than a question of process. The BX3 drills holes, including holes that break through into hollow internal cavities, and is laid out for multi-machine drilling cells with rear service access. The sinker range burns cavities and forms, and the overview is the place to decide which sinker model to compare in detail.
Specifications Comparison
| Specification | Makino BX3 | Makino Sinker EDM Machines |
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Advantages
Makino BX3
- Purpose-built for EDM drilling of cooling film holes in turbine blades and vanes
- Suited to high-volume work on small aero-engine part details
- Laid out for multi-machine drilling cells with rear service access
Makino Sinker EDM Machines
- Covers a range of sinker models, from compact EDAC and EDGE machines to the larger EDNC series
- A starting point for choosing which Makino sinker model to compare in detail
Verdict
Choose the Makino BX3 when the job is drilling cooling holes in turbine blades, vanes and other small aero-engine parts in volume. Look at Makino Sinker EDM Machines when the job is sinking cavities or forms, and use that overview to choose between the compact EDAC and EDGE machines and the larger EDNC series before comparing specifications model by model.