A communications cable (11) is provided with a pliant sleeve (12, 21, 31) to allow it to be more easily inserted into a conduit (50). One form of the sleeve (12) has hook (14) and loop (15) connected to each other so that the sleeve (12) can engage the cable (11). Another form of the sleeve (21) is spring-loaded to engage the cable (11). In a third form of the sleeve (31) has an adhesive (33) which attaches the sleeve (31) to the cable (11). Whatever form the sleeve cable takes, when in the conduit (50), the conduit (50) is divided for the ease of insertion of a second sleeved cable and it is not necessary to install a separate conduit divider into the conduit.

There is provided a system 10 including at least one of inspection machines 20 and 22 and an NG board discharge machine 24 which moves an NG board to a checking position visible to a worker. The system 10 acquires positional information of a circuit board during conveyance, and stores the NG board by associating a work result for the NG board with the positional information. In this manner, the positional information of the NG board is acquired. Based on the positional information, it is determined whether or not the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board. When the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board, a checking-purpose working machine discharges the NG board to the checking position. In this manner, it is not necessary to arrange the checking-purpose working machine adjacent of a downstream side of the inspection machines, and it is possible to arrange another working machine between the checking-purpose working machine and the inspection machine. In addition, even when the multiple inspection machines are arranged in the system, one checking-purpose working machine can correspond to the multiple inspection machines.

Systems and methods for identifying defective individual packaged modules are presented. A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a set of individual module substrates can be received. Further, capturing an image of the PCB and loading a PCB recipe associated with the PCB can be performed. The image of the PCB can be captured by an image capture module that can include one or more cameras. For each individual module substrate, a portion of the image corresponding to the individual module substrate can be compared to the PCB recipe. In addition, it can be determined based on the comparison whether the individual module substrate matches the PCB recipe within a degree of tolerance. In response to determining that the individual module substrate does not match the PCB recipe within the degree of tolerance, a location of the individual module substrate within a map of the PCB can be stored.

Systems and methods for identifying potentially defective individual packaged modules are presented. A printed circuit board (PCB) having individual module substrates can be received. An image of the PCB is captured and a PCB recipe associated with the PCB is loaded. For each individual module substrate, a portion of the image corresponding to the individual module substrate is compared to the PCB recipe. It can be determined based on the comparison whether the individual module substrate matches the PCB recipe within a degree of tolerance. When an individual module substrate does not match the PCB recipe within the degree of tolerance, a location of the individual module substrate within a map of the PCB can be stored.

A distorted substrate is positioned in a predetermined position and corrected, thereby improving the substrate transfer efficiency. A transport unit capable of transporting and positioning a substrate includes a transport mechanism for transporting the substrate to an unloading position, and a positioning mechanism for positioning the substrate in the unloading position. The positioning mechanism includes a regulating member including at least two pairs of regulating portions capable of abutting against the opposing end faces of the substrate, an abutment moving mechanism for moving one regulating portion toward the other regulating portion in each of the at least two pairs of regulating portions, and a regulation moving mechanism capable of moving the regulating member in a direction in which the substrate is pressed.

The invention relates to a method for producing a stranded inner conductor (1), and to a coaxial cable (9). In a first step, a stranded inner conductor (2) is provided, which consists of several wires (3) twisted together. Then the stranded inner conductor (1) is rotary swaged by means of a rotary swaging device (10). In a further step, the rotary swaged stranded inner conductor (3) is enclosed with a dielectric (4). In a further step, the dielectric (4) is enclosed with an outer conductor (5) and a cable sheath (6).

A system including at least one inspection machine and an NG board discharge machine which moves an NG board to a checking position visible to a worker. The system acquires positional information of a circuit board during conveyance, and stores the NG board by associating a work result for the NG board with the positional information. In this manner, the positional information of the NG board is acquired. Based on the positional information, it is determined whether or not the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board. When the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board, a checking-purpose working machine discharges the NG board to the checking position.

A crimp tool for creating a crimp connection between a coaxial cable having an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a coaxial connector having an outer conductor part, employing an anvil to hold the outer conductor part, the anvil having a recess with an arcuate face of a first radius of curvature, and anvil arm points at each end of the arcuate face, and employing a die to apply the crimping force, the die having a recess with an arcuate face of a second radius of curvature, wherein said die recess extends over an internal angle of approximately 180, terminating in two parallel arms, where a radial force is applied from outside on the outer conductor part over at least a part of the circumference of the outer conductor part, such that a cold weld is achieved.

An electrical conductor aligning device that can, without mutual interference, easily, and in a short period of time, align a plurality of electrical conductors in an annular shape while overlapping in the peripheral direction. The coil element aligning device includes: holding sections, a slide mechanism and a cylinder mechanism. One leg of each coil element is held by the plurality of holding sections, the plurality of coil elements being aligned in an annular shape at a spacing such that there is no overlapping in the peripheral direction, and then the plurality of holding sections being moved inwards in the radial direction by the slide mechanism and the cylinder mechanism, thereby aligning the plurality of coil elements in an annular shape while overlapping in the peripheral direction.

A method for producing an operative connection between a coaxial cable (1) and a coaxial connector (16). A cable jacket (5), if present, is removed by means of a first tool (6) to a predefined first length L1. In a second step, an outer conductor (3) is removed by means of a second tool (7) to a predefined second length L2. In a third step, a dielectric (4) is removed by means of a third tool (8) to a third length L3, such that one end (15) of the inner conductor (2) is exposed. Then the end (15) of the inner cable conductor (2) is formed by means of a rotary swaging device (9), which comprises a plurality of deflectable jaws (10) rotatable circumferentially about an axis of rotation (11) and each hammering in the radial direction with at least one operative surface (14).