Wire marking, cutting and stripping apparatus and method

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means to control operation of said second means to in turn control insulation strip length,
• f) said control means including external computer means operable to prevent wastage of marked wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means to control said first means for marking the wire,
• f) said control means including external computer means operable to prevent wastage of marked wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means to control said second means for cutting the wire,
• f) said control means including external computer means operable to prevent wastage of marked wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means including memory means to store data associated with at least two programs for controlling said first and second means,
• f) said control means including external computer means operable to prevent wastage of marked wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means including memory means to store data associated with at least two programs for controlling said first and second means, and
• f) said control means including external computer means for controlling the time sequence of the operation of said first and second means so that no wire is wasted when changing from one program to another.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means including memory means to store data associated with at least two programs for controlling said first and second means, to control operation of said second means to in turn control insulation strip length, and to control operation of said first means to in turn control the distance between the marks on the wire and to produce at least two different programmed distances between marks on a single wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means including memory means to store data associated with at least two programs for controlling said first and second means, and to control operation of said first means to in turn control the distance between the marks on the wire,
• f) and said control means including external computer means for controlling the time sequence of the operation of said first and second means so that no wire is wasted when changing from one program to another.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means including memory means to store data associated with at least two programs for controlling said first and second means, and to control operation of said first means to in turn control the selection of characters to be marked on the wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means including memory means to store data associated with at least two programs for controlling said first and second means, to control operation of said first means to in turn control the distance between the marks on the wire, and to control operation of said first means to in turn control the selection of characters to be marked on the wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means including memory means to store data associated with at least two programs for controlling said first and second means, to control operation of said first means to in turn control the distance between the marks on the wire and to produce at least two different programmed distances between marks on a single wire, and to control operation of said first means to in turn control the selection of characters to be marked on the wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means to control operation of said second means to in turn control insulation strip length, and to control operation of said first means to in turn control the selection of characters to be marked on the wire.

In a system for marking elongated wire and for cutting the wire and stripping insulation therefrom, the combination comprising

• a) first means operable to mark the wire,
• b) second means operable to cut the marked wire and to strip insulation from the wire,
• c) the wire extending between and movable between said first and second means, said first and second means comprising separate stand-alone devices,
• d) and control means operatively connected with said first and second means for controlling operation of said first and second means in time sequence relation to wire movement therebetween,
• e) said control means including programmable means to control operation of said first means to in turn control the selection of characters to be marked on the wire.