If you are considering a metal disintegrator purchase, you have a lot of choices to make regarding which machine is best for your application. Electro Arc manufactures over 40 models of metal disintegrators. You will want to choose between a portable or tabletop model. Portable models are great for disintegrating…
How to remove a broken carbide drill
Reference: Removing Carbide Tooling There are two types of metal disintegrator power supplies. AC machines are built for speed and power. DC power supplies use a lower melting point and work better with carbide materials. Some of our DC-powered models include the 2-SC (portable) and the table model 2-SAC. Removing…
How Long Does it Take to Remove a Broken Tap?
Disintegration Time is Dependent on a Number of Factors If you are using one of Electro Arc’s metal disintegrators, the answer to this question is must less time than if you used other methods. Specifically, this is kind of a hard question to answer. Depending on the type of material…
Can you Remove Tiny taps with an Electro Arc machine?
You can use Electro Arc’s IQ precision disintegrating head to remove taps as small as #0. If you are a watchmaker you may have broken tiny taps that you are not sure how to remove. You can use a Electro Arc metal disintegrator equipped with the IQ head such as…
Why are Metal Disintegrators Sometimes Called Spark Eroders?
Spark erosion is the process of vaporizing metal using a high-frequency spark discharge. Metal disintegrators are a subcategory of EDM, which is often referred to as Spark Erosion. Metal Disintegration Machining (MDM) is the process that Electro Arc machines use. These machines are specifically used to remove broken bolts, taps,…
The Bolt Eater is your Solution for Big Broken Bolt Problems
When you have large broken bolts or seized bolts (1/2 inch or larger) you may have tried solutions like drilling, torching, and air arcing which have been commonly used to remove these large fasteners. The Bolt Eater offers you a faster and easier option. Torching and air arcing will only…
Are Electro Arc Metal Disintegrators the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan?
The Michigan Manufacturing Association started the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan contest in 2018 to recognize innovative products from the manufacturing industry. They assist these Michigan-made products in gaining exposure. Electro Arc metal disintegrators were nominated in 2020 but did not make it to the second round. This year, We…
10 More Ways you can use Electro Arc Metal Disintegrators
We’re following up on the original article 10 ways you can use Electro Arc Metal Disintegrators with 10 more ways you can use these metal disintegrating machines! Electro Arc metal disintegrators are designed to quickly remove broken taps, drills, reamers, studs, screws, and other broken tooling from any material without…
Why do Bolts Break?
Broken bolts causing downtime have long been the source of frustration. Collectively, a broken bolt can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars between repairing the machine, scrapping parts, employee pay, and money lost on sales loss. So why do bolts break? Using the wrong Bolt In some applications, the bolt…
Electro ARC’s New Tool for Metal Disintegrator owners
As Electro Arc machine owners, we understand that you need resources in addition to the owner’s manual you received with your metal disintegrator. As a company that has been producing metal disintegrating machines for 75 years, we know we have quite a few versions of our product in use with…