Abstract: A method is provided for processing mineral-insulated conduits, in particular for stripping the insulation from and/or severing mineral-insulated conduits, wherein a mineral-insulated conduit is constructed of at least one wire or band-shaped electrical conductor, a mineral powder and a metallic sheath tube having a wall thickness a. The problem arises, in reference to the known disadvantages of the prior art, to make available an improved method for processing mineral-insulated conduits. This problem is solved by a method where the sheath tube is processed on at least one radial processing line using laser cutting, and starting from the radial processing line, the sheath tube is processed on at least one axial processing line using laser cutting. The mineral-insulated conduit is then treated with ultrasound.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a reed relay which includes a magnetically actuated switch and a bobbin. The switch defines an exterior surface and includes two terminals, and the switch provides a relatively low electrical resistance path between the two terminals when closed and provides a relatively high electrical resistance path between the two terminals when open. The bobbin defines an interior surface and an exterior surface, and the bobbin is disposed around the switch so that the bobbin interior surface contacts substantially all of a predetermined portion of the switch exterior surface.