Cable processing apparatus for trimming, stripping insulation from and fitting crimp contacts to a cable

A cable processing apparatus for cutting a cable to length and stripping insulation therefrom and for fitting out the cable with crimp contacts, comprising:

• a unit for cutting a cable to length and stripping insulation from the cable having at least one knife for cutting through the cable, for stripping insulation from a rear end of a cable piece cut to length by the at least one knife and for stripping insulation from a front end of a remainder of the cable;
• a crimping press having a first crimping tool for connecting the rear end of the cable piece with a first crimp contact and a second crimping tool for connecting the front end of the remainder of the cable with a second crimp contact;
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• a stroke element operatively connected to the unit for cutting to length and stripping insulation and the first and second crimping tools of the crimping press, said stroke element movable in a vertical direction relative to a horizontal axis along which the cable extends,
• wherein the unit for cutting to length and stripping insulation and at least one of the first crimping tool and the second crimping tool are operated by movement of the stroke element in the vertical direction to respectively perform at least two of cutting through the cable and removing insulation from the rear end and the front end, crimping the first crimp contact on the rear end of the cable piece, and crimping the second crimp contact on the front end of the remainder of the cable.