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However, due to the accumulation of electrolytic by-products between workpiece layers, the machining accuracy is relatively low, which still limits its application in industrial environments. To address this issue, this article introduces a method to enhance mass transfer, which involves multi-layer workpieces and multi-wire electrochemical microfabrication, and employs horizontal electrolyte flushing (MWECMF). This innovation promotes the effective discharge of electrolytic deposits, thereby enhancing the renewal of electrolytes within the electrode gap. And use flow field simulation to optimize the interlayer spacing of workpieces and determine the optimal workpiece spacing. In addition, single factor experiments were conducted to determine the optimal processing parameters, including wire feed speed, power supply voltage, frequency, and duty cycle. Finally, at a feed rate of 1.2 \u00b5m\/s, an array microstructure was successfully fabricated using a two-wire electrode setup and a four-layer workpiece configuration, achieving an overall machining rate of 9.6 \u00b5m\/s. Compared to traditional tools or workpiece vibration mass transfer, the MWECMF method significantly improves the machining efficiency of wire electrochemical microfabrication (WECM).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/mi16111236","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,31]],"date-time":"2025-10-31T01:23:59Z","timestamp":1761873839000},"page":"1236","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Multi-Layer Workpieces and Multiple-Wire Electrochemical Micromachining with Horizontal Electrolyte Flushing"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Xiaocong","family":"Tang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China"},{"name":"Nanjing Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Nanjing 210049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0439-0363","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yongbin","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"161","DOI":"10.1007\/s10800-010-0220-9","article-title":"Study on the wire electrochemical groove turning process","volume":"41","author":"Gouda","year":"2011","journal-title":"J. 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