An apparatus for cable stripping and preparation. The apparatus includes a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism which is spaced from and in line with the first drive mechanism. Blade control arms with insulation cutting blades are movably mounted relative to the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism. The first drive mechanism moves the insulation cutting blades from a first position to a second position. The second drive mechanism rotates the insulation cutting blades when the insulation cutting blades are in the second position.

Techniques, systems and articles are described for preparing electrical cables for connections to a power grid. In one example, a cable-preparation system includes a tool-head mount configured to couple to a cutting-tool head, wherein the cutting-tool head is configured to receive a first portion of an electrical cable and comprises a plurality of rollers and at least one rotatable cutting tool configured to cut at least one layer of the electrical cable; a cable clamp configured to retain a second portion of the electrical cable; and a guide rail extending from the tool-head mount to the cable clamp parallel to a longitudinal axis of the electrical cable, wherein the guide rail guides an axial movement of the cutting-tool head along the electrical cable as the cutting-tool head cuts the one or more layers of the electrical cable.

A cable recovery machine, having at least one traction module configured to hold and draw at least one cable, in particular of a cable laying plant, and at least one cutting module located downstream of the traction module and able to receive the cable that is introduced into the cutting module in a direction of feed (X1); the cutting module having at least one cutting unit provided with at least one cutting blade and integral with a shaft made to rotate by corresponding drive means, so that by rotating the shaft, the cutting unit is made to rotate and cuts the cable when the latter enters the cutting module in the direction of feed (X1).

The present disclosure relates to the field of cable processing apparatus and discloses a cable radial cutting system and a reaction force cone processing apparatus with the cable radial cutting system. The cable radial cutting system includes a cutting bracket, a planetary gear set, a first driving piece and a second driving piece which are mounted on the cutting bracket, and a cutting tool driven by the planetary gear set to rotate and move radially, where the first driving piece and the second driving piece jointly drive the planetary gear set to rotate.

A device for stripping cable has a support roller arrangement and a work wheel arrangement. The support roller arrangement is on a rotation base rotatable about an axis of rotation and the work wheel arrangement is on a work wheel guide. The rotation base and the work wheel guide are connected via at least one guide and the work wheel guide is displaceable relative to the rotation base in a guide direction running transversely to the axis of rotation. The support roller arrangement has at least two support rollers each mounted on the rotation base so as to be rotatable about a support roller axis and the work wheel arrangement has a rolling wheel mounted on the work wheel guide so as to be rotatable about a rolling wheel axis. A clamping region is formed around the axis of rotation and between the support rollers and the rolling wheel.

A method is provided for preparing an uncovered insulation layer surface of an end section of a cable. The uncovered insulation layer surface has an advantageous low roughness. A method is also provided for jointing two cables, and for preparing a termination assembly on a cable, a cable end, a joint, and a termination assembly.

A cable armour stripping unit is provided, including a frame configured to accommodate a transmission cable having a plurality of armoured outer layers arranged about an inner sheath enclosing a plurality of conductors and to hold a cutter arrangement including at least one cutting tool arranged to cut into an armoured outer layer of the cable; a vertical feed arrangement configured to effect a translation of the frame relative to the cable, and a rotation arrangement configured to effect a rotation of the frame relative to the cable. A method of stripping armour from a transmission cable is also provided.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cable processing, and discloses a method for processing a reaction force cone of a cable main insulating layer. The method includes: two ends of a cable are clamped through a clamping device, and the cable is enabled to pass through a cutting device; a cutting depth of the cutting device in a radial direction and a cutting position of the cutting device in an axial direction are adjusted; the cutting device is started, and the cable is cut by the cutting device to form the reaction force cone.

An apparatus for cutting a previously flared shield conductor of a shielded electrical cable includes a two-piece clamping die having an aperture in which the shielded electrical cable is secured and a cutting surface. The clamping die is opened and closed around the shielded electrical cable. The apparatus further includes a cutting tube configured to be pressed against the cutting surface while the flared shield conductor is between the cutting tube and the cutting surface, thereby cutting a portion of a free end of the flared shield conductor. Alternatively, the apparatus may include a die comprising a cutting surface and an aperture in which the end of the shielded electrical cable is received. The cutting tube has two parts that are closed about the shielded electrical cable and pressed against the cutting surface while the flared shield conductor is disposed between the cutting tube and the cutting surface.

Techniques, systems and articles are described for preparing electrical cables for connections to a power grid. In one example, a system includes a rotatable tool head having a plurality of rollers, a cutting tool, a signal reflection target coupled to the at least one cutting tool, a transceiver configured to transmit a signal toward the reflection target and detect a reflected signal from the reflection target; and at least one computing device configured to cause the transceiver to transmit the signal toward the reflection target and determine, based on the reflected signal, a current relative position of the cutting tool.