The award of this patent adds to Perfect Point’s portfolio of patented technology which now includes 3 US patents awarded, 1 patent awarded in Israel and the Japanese patent. All of these patents relate to an innovative application of decades old Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) technology.
Perfect Point provides a game changing tool to the aerospace industry that is used to drill out hard metal and seized fasteners on aircraft and in aircraft engines. The patented technology enables artisans and mechanics to bring EDM to the workpiece. In traditional EDM applications, the workpiece is generally submerged in a deionized fluid and cut using a large CNC type machine. The Perfect Point E-Drill is mobile and compact and the uses a hand held “drill” to cut into the fasteners.
“The Japanese patent furthers our goals of creating innovative solutions using our EDM technology and protecting those innovations. Our engineering team has done an incredible job of finding new and valuable applications of EDM with a hand held device” said Tom Baird, CEO at Perfect Point. “We will continue to innovate and to protect our valuable intellectual property around the globe.”
about Perfect Point EDMPerfect Point EDM Corp. developed and manufactures the award-winning E-drill handheld fastener removal tool system for the aerospace industry. A growing number of clients, from small MROs to large Fortune 500 companies, are turning to Perfect Point to help them save money and improve efficiency in the maintenance workplace. based in Huntington Beach, CA, Perfect Point was founded in 2005.