(BQ) This study was made only for the finish stages and has been carried out on the influence of five design factors: intensity supplied by the generator of the EDM machine (I), pulse time (ti), duty cycle (η), open-circuit voltage (U) and dielectric flushing pressure (P), over the two previously mentioned response variables. This has been done by means of the technique of design of experiments (DOE), which allows us to carry out the above-mentioned analysis performing a relatively small number of experiments. In this case, a 25−1 fractional factorial design, whose resolution is V, has been selected considering the number of factors considered in the present study.

(BQ) In the present study an analysis has been done to evaluate the electrode wear along the cross-section of an electrode compared to the same along its length during EDM of aluminum and mild steel using copper and brass electrodes.

(BQ) The study sheds light on the powerful learning capability of ANFIS models and its superiority over the conventional polynomial models in terms of modelling complex non-linear machining processes