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Abstract

Nowadays, wire spark erosion of machining process has the capability to cut cylindrical shapes components by integrating rotary spindle on the machine worktable. However, this process has disadvantages in terms of low cutting rate due to the disruption of pulses caused by the rotating workpiece. This drawback become the point of study by researchers to apply ultrasonic vibration to this process. Therefore, this paper presents a comprehensive review of ultrasonic vibrations for wire spark erosion machining for fabricating cylindrical shapes parts. This review paper has been carried out in terms of current state of the process, ultrasonic excitement targets, effect of ultrasonic vibration and its parameters along with the potential research gap in this area.