ONA RP6 Fast Wire EDM

The ONA RP6 is a fast wire CNC wire EDM machine designed to deliver high material removal rates for production environments where cutting speed is the primary performance metric. Unlike conventional slow wire EDM machines that use single-pass brass wire, the RP6 uses a reciprocating high-speed wire system that recycles the wire at cutting speeds up to 12 m/s, dramatically reducing consumable costs while enabling sustained high-productivity cutting.

Fast wire EDM technology, sometimes called high-speed wire EDM or WEDM-HS, is prevalent in Asian manufacturing environments and is increasingly adopted by European and American shops seeking to reduce per-part wire costs on high-volume production work. The ONA RP6 brings European machine build quality and ONA’s generator expertise to this technology class, resulting in better surface finish and accuracy than conventional Asian fast wire machines while retaining the consumable cost advantage.

The RP6 is optimized for carbide die cutting, copper alloy components, aluminum parts, and general production work where part volumes are high and per-piece wire costs on a slow wire machine would be prohibitive. With a large work envelope and high workpiece weight capacity, the machine handles substantial die plates, carbide punches, and extrusion dies in production quantities.

ONA’s ONAWIN control on the RP6 provides the same intuitive interface as their slow wire and sinker EDM lines, simplifying operator training for shops running mixed EDM technology. The machine’s robust mechanical design is built for high-duty-cycle production operation with extended mean times between maintenance interventions.