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Fatigue is a hidden monster when it comes to critical metal parts. The key issue: the defect isn't always visible; sometimes it's just a few microns deep below the surface, waiting for enough load cycles to matter. And when it matters, that can result in part failure on critical systems, from orthopedic fixtures to aerospace engines.

Robotic-assisted surgery, minimally invasive instruments, and drug delivery devices are all scaling part volume at once. Post-processing is the bottleneck they share. Stryker's Mako system has now been used in more than two million robotic-assisted procedures, and robotic-assisted orthopedic surgery remains the fastest-growing segment in the surgical robotics market. And that isn't a one-off data point: minimally invasive surgical instruments (MIS) are expanding near a 9.5% C

In conventional machining, one of the quickest, most pressing concerns is a given material's hardness because of so many potential problems. PECM largely avoids those challenges by being a non-contact and non-thermal methodology.

Burrs are direct evidence of mechanical failures found in most conventional manufacturing methods. PECM doesn't just act as a great deburring methodology but can be used to avoid burrs in the first place.