Electric discharge machine and module set for assembly of machine tools

A mount set for assembling a machine tool comprising the following modules:

• a central machine body;
• a first axial slide for movement of a workpiece in a first axial direction, the first slide being adapted for mounting in a substantially vertical plane on the machine body for movement in a substantially horizontal direction;
• and
• a second axial slide for movement of a machining tool in a second axial direction, the second slide being adapted for mounting on the machine body wherein the modules can be used for assembly of at least one of:
• a die-sinking machine and an erosive cutting machine.

An electric discharge machining apparatus for machining a workpiece comprising:

• a machine frame having a central stationary machine body;
• a machining electrode to machine the workpiece, wherein machining occurs by producing a relative movement in at least one of a first axial direction and a second axial direction between the machining electrode and the workpiece;
• a first axial slide for moving the workpiece in a first one of the first and second axial directions;
• and
• a second axial slide mounted on the machine body for moving the machining electrode in a second one of the first and second axial directions, wherein the first axial slide is mounted in a substantially vertical plane on the machine body for movement in a substantially horizontal direction.