Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for winding of coils comprising parallel wires onto a former (16) and for the axial insertion of the coils into a stator or rotor of an electric machine using a transfer tool (14). The coils are arranged in offset groups around the periphery of the transfer tool (14) and in order to generate coils so that there is no interruption in the coil wires and the wires are not twisted, and the coil windings are produced on the former (16) by rotating the former (16) jointly and in engagement with the transfer tool (14) in front of a wire guidance element (42) which is held so as to be substantially non-rotatable. During the joint rotation of the former and tool, the coil windings are slipped from the former (16) onto the transfer tool (14) at different relative angular positions.

Abstract: The apparatus described measures the angle of rotation necessary to rotate a cable end from a first angular position, wherein the cores of the cable end have a certain position independent of their color, to a desired angular position, at a measuring station. The cable end is then brought into an aligning station where a rotational movement through the measured angle occurs. Subsequent to core color identification, the cable end is further turned, if required. There is provided for the scaning of the position of the cores a rotatable and axially slidably mounted scanning element which is coupled with an angle of rotation signal generator, which element contacts individual cores by means of scanning fingers or engages in the external intermediate spaces of the cores. During the scanning process the scanning element is disconnected from all drives.

Abstract: An unloading process and apparatus for a cable finishing system. The process is characterized in that finished cables are each picked up, during finishing, at a locally determined point of the cables by the controlled conveying operation and are pulled across a depository (10), whereafter the picked up cable point is released in a specific position.

Abstract: A process and device for the length trimming of cables from a cable supply for the processing of cable ends. The cable front end is inserted by a cable feed (20, 22) in a guide channel whose rear section is located in a swivel part (28). As the cable front end impinges on a stop (102) on the swivel part (28), said swivel part swings beyond a dead center which is defined by a spring (40) which is attached eccentrically, whereafter the swivel part (8) is swung around by the spring (40) essentially 180.degree. so that the cable front end bearing on the stop (102) points opposite to the feed direction. The cable loop formed is then enlarged to the desired length by continued cable feeding, whereafter the cable rear end is severed by a knife (82). By lowering the cable, the cable ends are transferred, accurately positioned, to holders (56) by means of which they can be transported to the processing stations.