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further includes a wire collecting spindle that removes the cut wires from the bale. The robot transports the wires to a hopper and the wire collecting spindle deposits the wires in the hopper. The apparatus includes a conveyor system for moving one or more bales and a de-wiring station positioned adjacent the conveyor system. A wire-bound bale is moved into position by the conveyor system. The robot with end tool then moves to sense the location of the wires, cut the wires, and collect and deposit the wires in a collection hopper. The de-wired bale is then moved by the conveyor system and another wire boundbale ismoved to thede-wiring station.

account cleats on HV cables of this size,” Mr Shaw explained. Before launch, Ellis put its new heavy-duty extruded aluminum product through rigorous testing. Using cable manufactured by ABB in Sweden, the company shipped the Centaur cable saddles and ABB cable to the Netherlands where they were tested to 163kA peak and 63kA RMS for one second, in both 3 phase and phase to phase fault scenarios. “We investedwell over £100,000 in designing, developing, testing and bringing Centaur to market,” added Mr Shaw.

Robotic de-wiring

On-site spools

Automatic Handling International Inc, a manufacturer of custom handling systems, has announced the issuance of US patent number 8,707,532 for a method of removing wires from a bale.

Badger Plug’s spool kits contain all components for quick and easy on-site assembly of spools, or spools can be ordered pre-assembled.

The invention includes a robot with full range of movement on three planes. The robot carries an end of arm tool which comprises a vision system for locating the wire and a cutting tool for cutting the wire. The end tool

Badger Plug’s extended line of spool kits are suitable for OEMs and commercial and retail resellers producing or packaging flexible products such as cables, wire and

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