Abstract: A pair of fingers are operated by air cylinders at different rates in accordance with a given wiring function. In one function, one finger engages, supports and aligns an IDT at low pressure prior to insertion of the wire by the other finger at high pressure. The opening and closing of the fingers is also at high pressure. The closing of the fingers captivates the wire in alignment therewith as the tool travels from terminal to terminal. The wire is severed from the last terminal in the wiring sequence by an air operated knife. The tool is adapted to be connected to a robotic arm.

Abstract: A turret is rotatably secured to a housing adapted to be secured to a robot wrist having a reference orientation and axis. The turret has a plurality of interchangeable lead processing devices which are selectively aligned to the reference orientation and axis. When so aligned a lead processing device is engaged with a selected component and operated to cut and bend the lead of that component. A second component's lead may be processed by the same or a different lead processing device secured to the turret. The latter device is aligned to the reference orientation and axis prior to processing the second component's lead. The robot is programmed to align the reference axis and the corresponding processing device to the selected component whose lead is to be processed.