Abstract: In a control apparatus of a flying shear wherein a clutch is actuated to transmit the rotation of a drive motor to a cutting blade to rotate the same for achieving cutting and then the clutch is disengaged and the cutting blade is stopped by means of a brake, there are provided a speed signal generator for generating a signal corresponding to the speed of the cutting blade, a rest point establishing device for establishing a rest point for the cutting blade, an operation circuit receiving the output of the speed signal generator and performing an operation, and an instruction circuit responsive to the output of the operation circuit and the output of the rest point establishing device to produce at least one of an instruction for declutching and an instruction for braking.

Abstract: A position control system for controlling the position of the wire discharging port of a laying head to discharge a wire in a coil fashion through its revolution, compares a position reference signal which is produced depending on the running speed of a wire at the upstream location of the laying head with a position feedback signal which is produced on the basis of an revolution of the laying head, thereby to cause the laying head to discharge the wire at a desired position of the laying head. A position setter is further provided by which the leading end of the wire is discharged at a desired position.