Systems and methods are provided for wire processing. In certain examples, a wire processing system may be disclosed. The wire processing system may include a wire transport, a processing station that may provide wire to the wire transport, a processing station that may move an electrical component threaded onto the wire, and a processing station that may move the electrical component to a position on the wire for further processing.

A facility (1) processes multi-core cable (2) having a screening braid and/or foil sheathing, inner conductors (2a), and/or internal filler. The facility (1) includes stations (3, 5-10, 12) each for at least one respective processing step of cable stripping; the opening up, trimming, and folding back of any screening braid present; the removal of any foil present; and the removal of any internal filler present. A transport device transports cut-to-length cables to and from these stations (3, 5-10, 12). The transport system (13) connects stations (3, 5-10, 12). At least one control unit (17) may be provided, whereby all stations (3, 5-10, 12) may be automatically operated.

According to the method of stripping a portion of a wire of the invention, the insulated wire including the wire core are first flattened before the insulation is stripped away. The flattening eases the stripping as the insulation is partially cracked and dissociated of the wire core, and the stripping is more efficiently applied on a flat surface. A wire stripping machine and a transponder antenna with stripped portions are also claim as being part of the invention.

A stripping apparatus and a stripping station capable of reducing cycle time for steps of stripping an insulation coating from a conducting wire material are provided. A stripping apparatus configured to strip an insulation coating WL from a conducting wire material W, including the insulation coating WL and cross-section of which orthogonal to a longitudinal direction has a rectangular shape, the stripping apparatus includes: an upper mold 150 provided with a stripping blade configured to strip the insulation coating WL; a lower mold 110 configured to support the conducting wire material W from a lower side thereof; a pressing member 130 configured to prevent displacement of the conducting wire material W; and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the conducting wire material W around a rotational axis C1 that is parallel to a axial center of the conducting wire material W.

A portable, hand tool for scribing optical fibers in a cleaving process. The scribing tool comprises a body within which the optical fiber is supported for rotation with respect to the body, about an axis within the body. The optical fiber is constrained by supports from movements along its axis. An actuator moves a scribing bit orthogonal relative to the fiber axis. The actuator may be a piezoelectric actuator, such as in a tube that bends under applied voltage. In one embodiment the scribing tool has a single scribing bit. In another embodiment, the scribing tool has multiple (N) scribing bits that can be applied against the optical fiber simultaneously.

An illustrative example conductor monitoring device includes a generator configured to radiate a field into a conductor. A detector is configured to detect at least some of the field propagated along the conductor. A processor is configured to determine when a change in the propagated field detected by the detector indicates contact between the conductor and a conductive blade of a wire processing machine. The example conductor monitoring device is capable of providing information regarding the condition of a conductor that has gone through a wire handling process that involves cutting the wire and stripping insulation from near the end of the cut wire, for example. The information regarding the condition of the wire is obtained without making contact with the wire and without interfering with or requiring any alteration of the wire handling process or machine.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wire processing and discloses a wire stripping machine, which includes a wire entry component, a wire feeding component and a wire stripping component. The wire entry component includes a first wire clamping part and a second wire clamping part with an adjustable spacing, so as to form an adjustable-sized wire entry space between the first wire clamping part and the second wire clamping part. The wire to be stripped can be inserted through the wire entry space. The wire feeding component can transport the wires inserted through the wire entry space in a preset direction; the wire stripping assembly includes a wire stripping knife, which can be lifted and lowered above the wire feeding component. The wire stripping knife can cut into the outer sheath of the wire being fed on the wire feed component. Since the size of the wire entry space is adjustable, wires of different diameters can be stripped, which effectively improves the versatility of this wire stripping machine. Moreover, wires of different diameters are all inserted through the same wire entry space, so there is no need to equip different wire entrances for wires of different diameters. The threading operation is simpler and is conducive to the miniaturization design of the wire stripping machine.

Techniques, systems and articles are described for preparing electrical cables for connections to a power grid. In one example, a system includes a cable preparation device configured to cut one or more layers of an electrical cable and a computing device configured to control the cable preparation device to cut the one or more layers of the electrical cable. The computing device may determine one or more target cutting distances and determine whether an actual cutting distance satisfies the target cutting distance. The computing device may detect defects in the electrical cable. The computing device may further determine whether the cable preparation device should be serviced.

Techniques, systems and articles are described for preparing electrical cables for connections to a power grid. In one example, a system includes a cable preparation device configured to cut one or more layers of an electrical cable and a computing device configured to control the cable preparation device to cut the one or more layers of the electrical cable.

An automated cable preparation device including a carriage assembly, a mechanical splice installation tool, a cable shell installation apparatus, a sealant injection tool, and a processor is provided. The mechanical splice installation tool includes a splice actuator. The mechanical splice installation tool is coupled to the carriage assembly. The cable shell installation apparatus includes a cable shell actuator. The cable shell installation apparatus is coupled to the carriage assembly. The sealant injection tool is coupled to the carriage assembly. The processor is in communication with the splice actuator, the cable shell actuator, and the sealant injection tool. The processor is configured to selectively control the mechanical splice installation tool, the cable shell installation apparatus, and the sealant injection tool.