Wire positioning device apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture

摘要

A machine for processing wire (w) comprising a start sensor plate (38) having a textured surface (a) comprising concentric circles or cross-hatching which is contacted by the wire (w) to initiate processing of the wire. The start sensor plate (38) may be mounted in front of a printed circuit board (40) and the processing may involve stripping insulation the wire (w) with a stripping blade (39). The invention also provides a method of processing a wire using such a machine, a sensor plate (38) for such a machine and a method of modifying a wire processing machine by providing it with a textured start sensor (38,40).