Drilling time
FlightGlobal highlights Perfect Point EDM's E-Drill and its potential to reduce aircraft fastener removal time, structural damage risks, and technician strain. See “Drilling time” on page 3 of the digital edition.
Media Coverage
See what industry publications, podcasts, and other media outlets are saying about Perfect Point EDM and E-Drill.
EDM Drill Points Way to Easy Fastener Removal
Aviation International News highlights Perfect Point's E-Drill demonstration at NBAA-BACE, exploring how EDM technology simplifies the removal of difficult aircraft fasteners while reducing debris and damage risks.
E-Drill EDM Rivet Removal System
AvBrief interviews Perfect Point CEO Jim Becker at NBAA-BACE about E-Drill's ability to remove aircraft rivets in seconds without damaging surrounding structures during major maintenance projects.
Rethinking Aircraft Maintenance with Perfect Point EDM
Perfect Point CEO, Jim Becker, joins The Merge to discuss outdated aircraft maintenance practices, workforce challenges, and how E-Drill helps reduce fastener removal time and rework.
Larry Harrell with Perfect Point EDM on their new way to remove aircraft rivets!
Perfect Point's Larry Harrell joins host Jim Vinoski to discuss E-Drill, the shift to titanium and composite structures, workforce challenges, and small-business innovation in aerospace.
Aviation MRO skills gap is more than a headcount problem
In a Runway Girl Network op-ed, Perfect Point CEO Jim Becker argues the MRO skills gap is a loss of repeatable expertise, not only a shortage of mechanics.
The EDM Tool Revolutionizing Fastener Removal in Aerospace Maintenance
AeroXplorer explains how E-Drill removes aerospace fasteners using electrical discharge machining, drawing on Perfect Point's MRO Americas 2026 demonstration, and briefly covers the S-Blaster.
31st MXS Demonstrates E-Drill •
Airmen from the 31st Maintenance Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, demonstrate the E-Drill, which the unit says cuts fastener removal from nine minutes to 45 seconds.
Perfect Point EDM Announces Winners of E-Drill Fastener Removal Competition at MRO Americas 2026
Perfect Point EDM names the U.S. Army's Team Chinook and Tulsa Tech as top finishers in its E-Drill Fastener Removal event at the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Competition.
128th Aviation Brigade places first, second at international maintenance competition
The U.S. Army reports the 128th Aviation Brigade's results at the MRO Americas Aerospace Maintenance Competition, including a Team Chinook soldier's first-place finish in the E-Drill task.
