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Installation/ Process
Speeds
Our standard equipment is supplied for a left to right feed,
facing the front of the stripper. Right to left option is
also available. The standard wire line pay-off height is 46”
for all of our floor models. This height can be modified for
special applications. The wire line pay-off height is measured
from the floor to the top of the cable being stripped. The
center distance (floor to cable center) varies depending on
cable diameters.
Installation varies depending on application. For instance,
for the removal of a curing jacket, the stripper can be installed
“in-line” for a continuous process. For the removal
of a defective jacket, the stripper may be located in a remote
part of the plant with the equipment installed in that area
designated specifically for stripping. Other times, the stripper
is located in the rewind area. The location of the stripper
depends on many factors including plant layout, work flow,
stripping volume, application requirements, and availability
of auxiliary equipment.
Process speeds depend on all of the aforementioned variables.
If the material strips easily, you can achieve several hundred
feet per minute. Obviously, this assumes that you have adequate
equipment (pay-offs and take-ups) to provide this process
speed. If the jacket has lumps, defects, or other irregularities,
you will have to strip at a considerably lower speed.
Maintenance
Huestis Industrial Cable Jacket Strippers require very little
maintenance. To ensure proper operation, the stripper should
be periodically cleaned to remove the accumulation of dirt
or debris. The cutting blade should also occasionally be changed
to ensure maximum cutting efficiency.
Custom Options
We can supply special short-nose shoes which ride on approximately
25% of the circumference. When using a short-nose shoe, cutting
starts sooner because the “groove” is closer to
the tip of the shoe. This shoe is used when stripping a harder
jacket and when less drag on the core is desirable.
We can also supply a second motor and cutter mounted in-line,
further to the right of the first motor and cutter. It is
positioned 180 degrees (upside down) to cut and strip the
opposite side of the cable from the first cut and strip. This
dual cutting method is useful for very hard and/or thick curing
jackets. By cutting the jacket into two separate pieces, it
will pull away from the core more easily. Dual cutters can
also be used to strip odd shapes such as rectangular cables.
Other applications include situations when the jacket and
core are so hard that the stripper shoe cannot get under the
jacket. In this case, we can strip without stripper shoes,
as long as the cable is relatively concentric. Cuts are made
just deep enough in the jacket to avoid hitting the core while
allowing the jacket to be torn and pulled away. This second
motor and cutter is an optional accessory and not necessarily
essential to a standard cable jacket stripping application.
We offer a pre-heater that can be used in applications where
the jacket is excessively hard. The pre-heater is installed
prior to the stripper and softens the jacket for easier removal,
cutting process, and being able to get the shoe under the
jacket. This is an option and not essential to a standard
application.
Our jacket puller/ driven nip rolls supply the pulling force
for the cable jacket puller accessory. Our puller has its
own separate variable speed DC drive and is used to assist
in pulling the jacket away from the conductor or core. The
jacket puller is not designed to provide the stripping process,
only the jacket pulling force. The jacket puller is an optional
accessory.
Our puller/ chopper performs the same function as the jacket
puller as well as an additional function. The chopper cuts
the jacket in 8” — 12” lengths (depending on
line speed) for easy disposal or reclamation. Many times a
tote box is placed under the accessory to collect the scrap
material. The CJS-1000 puller/chopper is limited to a 1/4”
conductor dia. because, as the jacket goes through the puller,
it must be flattened and is limited to this width. Max jacket
thickness is 1/4” with a max line speed of 250 ft./ min.
Jacket materials should be approved or tested by Huestis Industrial
or an authorized agent prior to ordering. Larger puller/choppers
are available for our CJS-3000 and CJS-4000 and are quoted
to your specific application.
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Many
times a very subtle difference from one cable jacket to another
will mean the difference between success and failure. A good
rule of thumb is: The softer, more flexible the jacket and/or
core, the easier it is to strip. Conversely, the harder the
jacket and/or the core, the more difficult it is to strip.
Additionally, the thinner the jacket thickness relative to
the core diameter, the easier it is to strip. Conversely,
the thicker the jacket relative to the core diameter the more
difficult it is to strip.