Graphel Carbon Products’ Blog Nationwide

Rob Fothergill, EDM Applications Specialist from Entegris | POCO Materials talks with Ken about the Jerry Mercer article “EDM Effect on Surface Integrity”.  The discussion includes advancements in controlling for surface integrity in EDM, micro-cracking and how to reduce it, the difference between surface finish and surface integrity, what spark energy is and how to […]

Graphel’s Southeast Regional Sales Manager, Chip Rowland, is back and discusses EDM applications in the Southeast, his experience in the industry during Covid-19 times, the capabilities of Graphel’s South Carolina location, and his extra work helping connect people in the industry who are seeking employment/employees.

Mike Spencer, Site Manager for the Landrum, South Carolina Graphel facility, talks about his background, the capabilities at the South Carolina facility (graphite milling, turning, grinding with angles and radiuses), their 5S push, their communication between the Ohio and Minnesota locations to improve speed of delivery, and the benefits of their South Carolina location.

Graphel’s West Coast Regional Sales Manager Jeff Kiszonas joins Ken for a discussion on technology in EDM such as controlling spark activity, EDM automation, and hard milling.  He also discusses graphite selection and the state of EDM in 2020.

In this episode, Ken Dworznik is joined by the other Graphel Outside Sales Managers such as Chip Rowland, John DeLalley, and Jeff Kiszonas.  They discuss various topics such as: supplying medical operations with EDM needs during Covid-19, their joy of meeting people and learning about new applications, finding places where additive manufacturing can’t go (and […]

Graphel’s Bill Heyser and Nathan Buchanan join Ken Dworznik to give a behind the scenes look at the engineering department at Graphel, including the services they can offer to help the customer achieve their EDM goals.  Beyond helping design electrodes and plan the manufacture of electrodes, other services include wire and sinker edm machines on […]

Marc Sanders of Entegris | POCO Materials discusses the Nov. 2019 article “How to EDM Steel and Copper Alloy Simultaneously” (written by Marc and Rob Fothergill) with Graphel’s Ken Dworznik.  The discussion includes polarity, on-time, peak current, material choice, and more, with a focus on getting the best results for your EDM application on both […]

Rob Fothergill of Entegris | POCO Materials joins Graphel’s Ken Dworznik to discuss his article “An Added Layer of EDM Knowledge” (Week 9 on the blog) and take listener questions on EDM material selection.

Graphel’s Dave Trinkley and Jaime Portillo join Ken Dworznik to discuss their backgrounds in the industry, adaptions to the challenges of Covid-19, Graphel’s different locations, and the solutions that Graphel offers to EDM customers- solutions such as graphite material consulting/distribution, electrode and tooling packages, and engineering services.  Plus a shout-out to the team!

EROWA’s Tom Swihart joins Graphel’s Ken Dworznik to discuss when/why to use tooling in wire or sinker EDM, and EROWA’s new offerings.