Mechanical Micro-Machining Using Milling, Wire EDM, Die-Sinking EDM and Diamond Turning

HERRERO, Alberto ;GOENAGA, Igor ;AZCARATE, Sabino ;URIARTE, Luis ;IVANOV, Atanas ;REES, Andrew ;WENZEL, Christian ;MÜLLER, Claas .
Mechanical Micro-Machining Using Milling, Wire EDM, Die-Sinking EDM and Diamond Turning. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 52, n.7-8, p. 484-494, august 2017. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/mechanical-micro-machining-using-milling-wire-edm-die-sinking-edm-and-diamond-turning/>. Date accessed: 26 jan. 2026. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.

Herrero, A., Goenaga, I., Azcarate, S., Uriarte, L., Ivanov, A., Rees, A., Wenzel, C., & Müller, C.
(2006).
Mechanical Micro-Machining Using Milling, Wire EDM, Die-Sinking EDM and Diamond Turning.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 52(7-8), 484-494.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/

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Herrero, A.,Goenaga, I.,Azcarate, S.,Uriarte, L.,Ivanov, A.,Rees, A.,Wenzel, C.,Müller, C.
2006 August 52. Mechanical Micro-Machining Using Milling, Wire EDM, Die-Sinking EDM and Diamond Turning. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 52:7-8

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Herrero, Alberto, Igor  Goenaga, Sabino  Azcarate, Luis  Uriarte, Atanas  Ivanov, Andrew  Rees, Christian  Wenzel, & Claas  Müller.
"Mechanical Micro-Machining Using Milling, Wire EDM, Die-Sinking EDM and Diamond Turning." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 52.7-8 (2006): 484-494. Web.  26 Jan. 2026

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Herrero, Alberto, Goenaga, Igor, Azcarate, Sabino, Uriarte, Luis, Ivanov, Atanas, Rees, Andrew, Wenzel, Christian, AND Müller, Claas.
"Mechanical Micro-Machining Using Milling, Wire EDM, Die-Sinking EDM and Diamond Turning" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 52 Number 7-8 (18 August 2017)