They turned EDM into a chess piece manufacturing demo!

By Lyndsey Vickers


Thursday 7 May 2026, 4:00:00 PM


“Any weird and wonderful shapes you want to create – it’s all possible.”

That’s exactly what Sodi-Tech EDM is showcasing with Sodick’s ALC600P, producing intricate chess pieces using high-speed rotary EDM technology.

Hard-to-machine materials to highly detailed geometries, this setup opens the door to forms conventional machining can struggle to achieve. All while keeping programming surprisingly simple! Join Lyndsey Vickers of MTDCNC and Conor Plaskitt of Sodi-Tech EDM to see how they’re pushing machining capability even further.



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