Method for removing insulation from flat cable

A method of stripping insulation, the method comprising:

• longitudinally advancing the flat cable which includes a plurality of longitudinally extending, parallel spaced conductors surrounded by insulation on a first cable face, on a second cable face, and between the conductors;
• pressing oppositely disposed, longitudinally extending cutting edges together at a first cable portion such that the cutting edges pass between adjacent conductors and slit the insulation therebetween;
• rotating a first grinding wheel about a first longitudinally extending axis such that a peripheral surface thereof moves at a first tangential velocity;
• rotating a second grinding wheel about a second longitudinally extending axis such that a peripheral surface thereof moves at a second tangential velocity which is greater than the first tangential velocity;
• and,
• translating the first and second grinding wheels transversely to grind the insulation from the first and second cable faces with the peripheral surfaces thereof.

A method of stripping insulation, the method comprising:

• longitudinally advancing a cable which includes a plurality of longitudinally extending, parallel spaced conductors surrounded by insulation on a first face, on a second face, and between the conductors;
• rotating a first grinding wheel about a first longitudinally extending axis such that a peripheral surface thereof moves in a first tangential velocity;
• rotating a second grinding wheel about a second longitudinally extending axis such that a peripheral surface thereof moves in a second tangential velocity which is greater than the first tangential velocity;
• translating the first and second grinding wheels transversely to grind the insulation from the cable first and second faces at a first cable portion with the peripheral surfaces of the grinding wheels;
• aligning a plurality of peripherally extending cutting edges having grooves therebetween with the insulation between adjacent ones of the conductors;
• rotating the cutting edges about a transversely extending axis disposed parallel to the cable first and second faces;
• and,
• severing the insulation between the conductors by pressing the peripherally extending cutting edges into the insulation and aligning the conductors by receiving the conductors in the grooves.