Apparatus and method for attaching and testing a sleeve with a coupling end to a steel wire
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Jun 25, 2019
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Oct 26, 2017
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Apr 25, 2017
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Apr 26, 2016
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Apparatus for attaching a sleeve comprising a coupling end to a steel wire. The apparatus comprises a pulling end arranged to connect to a sleeve to be attached to a steel wire, a pulling arrangement connected to the pulling end and being configured to pull a sleeve connected to the pulling end, a swaging arrangement comprising two opposed swaging rolls adapted to crimp the sleeve to a close press fit around a loose end of a steel wire. The apparatus further comprises a testing arrangement for testing the strain capacity of the attachment of a sleeve to a steel wire, the testing arrangement including a holding unit configured to effectively hold a portion of the steel wire fixed and allowing the pulling arrangement to pull the sleeve attached to a wire held fixed in the holding unit in order to verify the attachment.
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- B23P:OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVE....
- G01N:INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMININ....
- D07B:ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
- B21H:MAKING PARTICULAR METAL OBJECTS BY ROLLING, e.g. S....
- B21F:WORKING OR PROCESSING OF WIRE
- F16G:BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DR....
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