Method for removing a cable film

A cable stripping system, comprising:

• a grip element;
• a clamping unit opposite the grip element;
• a motion device configured to rotate the grip element relative to the clamping unit about a rotational axis extending through the grip element and the clamping unit;
• a cutting unit between the grip element and the clamping unit;
• and
• a heater between the clamping unit and the cutting unit, the heater being offset from the cutting unit along the rotational axis.

A method for removing insulation from an end of a cable, comprising:

• thermally damaging a film layer sheathing a conductor core of the cable at a first distance along the cable from the end to produce a film end portion;
• circumferentially slicing a jacket layer sheathing the film layer at a second distance along the cable from the end to produce a jacket end portion, the first distance being greater than and thus offset from the second distance;
• and
• removing the film end portion and the jacket end portion from the conductor core.