Patent ID: 7243516
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: B30B,G05B,H01R,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Wire processing apparatus comprising: a wire processing machine having a controller associated therewith; an applicator removably mountable to said wire processing machine for attaching a terminal to a wire; a readable media that provides an identifier associated with a wire preparation operation to be performed, said readable media attached to said applicator; a storage device containing at least one first parameter usable by said controller to produce a prepared wire; and a reader for reading said readable media under the control of said controller to obtain said identifier; said controller operative to access said storage device using said identifier as an index to obtain said at least one parameter and to control said wire processing machine using said at least one parameter to produce said prepared wire; and said wire processing machine being cooperative with said controller and said applicator to perform an attachment operation to attach said terminal to said prepared wire.