A cable retention system including a support strap having first and second outer connectors and first and second inner connectors coupled to a flexible member, wherein the first inner connector is positioned between the first outer connector and the second inner connector and the second inner connector is positioned between the second outer connector and the first inner connector, and a portable device including first and second outer connector attachment points and first and second inner connector attachment points, wherein the first and second outer connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second outer connecter attachment points, respectively, and first and second inner connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second inner connecter attachment points, respectively, wherein a linear distance between the first and second outer connector attachment points is less than a linear distance between the first and second inner connector attachment points.

A cable retention system including a support strap having first and second outer connectors and first and second inner connectors coupled to a flexible member, wherein the first inner connector is positioned between the first outer connector and the second inner connector and the second inner connector is positioned between the second outer connector and the first inner connector, and a portable device including first and second outer connector attachment points and first and second inner connector attachment points, wherein the first and second outer connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second outer connecter attachment points, respectively, and first and second inner connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second inner connecter attachment points, respectively, wherein a linear distance between the first and second outer connector attachment points is less than a linear distance between the first and second inner connector attachment points.

Systems and methods are provided for a rotational wire transport. In certain examples, the rotational wire transport may be a part of a wire processing system. The rotational wire transport may include a winding spool, a linear actuator, a cam, and a gripping tab. The rotational wire transport may be configured to wind wire into a coil and move between a plurality of different stations within the wire processing system.

Systems and methods are provided for a rotational wire transport. In certain examples, the rotational wire transport may be a part of a wire processing system. The rotational wire transport may include a winding spool, a linear actuator, a cam, and a gripping tab. The rotational wire transport may be configured to wind wire into a coil and move between a plurality of different stations within the wire processing system.

A thread clamping device for a spindle for detachably securing a thread in a clamping gap, comprising a first clamping unit with an inner casing that can be arranged coaxially to the spindle, a thread separator that can be secured in an axial direction on the inner casing, the first clamping unit being securable on an upper part of the spindle for axial positioning, and a second clamping unit having a clamping element that can be adjusted axially relative to the first clamping unit between a clamping position closing the clamping gap between the thread separator and the clamping element and an open position opening the clamping gap. The thread separator is designed to be secured on the spindle upper part for axial positioning and to be rotationally coupled to the spindle upper part, and the thread separator and the inner casing can be rotationally coupled to one another.

A winding machine (100; 100a, 100b) for wrapping strands of rolled material, such as a bar, a rod, wire or the like, around a reel into coils: a reel (50; 50a, 50b); a base flange (1) defining a first catching recess (6) intended to receive an end of a first strand (17; 17a, 17b); a first cover (9) movable between an open position leaving the first catching recess (6) exposed and a closed position covering the first catching recess (6) to form a closed passage for the end of the first strand (17; 17a, 17b) in order to secure the end of the first strand to the reel (50; 50a, 50b). At least a second element (2) defining a second catching recess (4); and at least a second cover (8) movable between an open position leaving the further catching recess (4) exposed and a closed position covering the second catching recess (4) to form a closed passage for the end of a second strand (27; 27a, 27b) in order to secure the end of the second strand to the reel (50; 50a, 50b).

A winding machine (100; 100a, 100b) for wrapping strands of rolled material, such as a bar, a rod, wire or the like, around a reel into coils: a reel (50; 50a, 50b); a base flange (1) defining a first catching recess (6) intended to receive an end of a first strand (17; 17a, 17b); a first cover (9) movable between an open position leaving the first catching recess (6) exposed and a closed position covering the first catching recess (6) to form a closed passage for the end of the first strand (17; 17a, 17b) in order to secure the end of the first strand to the reel (50; 50a, 50b). At least a second element (2) defining a second catching recess (4); and at least a second cover (8) movable between an open position leaving the further catching recess (4) exposed and a closed position covering the second catching recess (4) to form a closed passage for the end of a second strand (27; 27a, 27b) in order to secure the end of the second strand to the reel (50; 50a, 50b).

A system for winding wire includes a wire take-up unit and a wire cutter/grabber unit. The take-up unit includes rotatable first and second mandrel portions, and a wire directing traverse arranged to feed wire and alternately form coils on the first and second mandrel portions. The cutter/grabber unit is configured to cut the wire at a cut position between the traverse and a coil formed on the first mandrel portion and to grab a free end of the cut wire and move along a predefined cutter/grabber pathway to a hand-off position where the wire is transferred to the second mandrel portion. As the cutter/grabber is moved along the pathway from the cut to the hand-off position, a length of wire between the traverse and the free end of the wire does not decrease, and that length of wire is longer at the hand-off position than at the cut position.

A fiber catching device includes a base having an inboard portion and an outboard portion, an external wall extending upwardly from the inboard portion of the base, an outboard hook extending upwardly from the outboard portion of the base and extending to a height above the external wall, and at least one receiver disposed between the external wall and the outboard hook. In one variation, a plurality of protrusions are disposed on the external wall and define a plurality of gaps there between.

An electric wire processing apparatus includes a gripping mechanism that grips a part of an electric wire, a driving mechanism that drives the gripping mechanism, an electric wire winding mechanism that winds the electric wire, and a rotating mechanism that rotates and drives the electric wire winding mechanism. The electric wire winding mechanism includes a winding drum, an electric wire clip provided on the winding drum to hold a leading end of the electric wire, and a holding member that holds an electric wire bundle. The driving mechanism moves the gripping mechanism toward the electric wire clip to hold the leading end on the electric wire clip, the rotating mechanism rotates the winding drum so that the electric wire is wound around the winding drum, and the holding member holds the electric wire bundle wound around the winding drum in the annular shape.