SWT-508 Production Automatic Wire Stripper, Request for Help.

[LaserSteve]

OK, I have switched back to Industry from Academia

Our production floor has two lovely wire stripping / cutting machines with no label that some serious Googling revealed to be of a family known as SWT-508 or SWT-523..

There are many suffixes, many vendors, very poor manuals, a few Youtube  vids. but NO parts list.

I'm assuming it is a widely copied State Standard machine design  from the East..

The older ladies who make our cables love it.  If they love it, and they are a tough, professional bunch,  it MUST be good.   But for ISO and Other Manufacturing Certifications our customers insist on, I need some enhanced Documentation, part numbers, replacement parts list, operational maintaining, QC etc...

I also need to know who to order replacement Tungsten Carbide Blades and the part numbers for the blades.

Not even a model / version  number in the Boot Screen, No stickers, Data Plaques etc...

Stating it is an accurate, interchangable,  clone of brand  machine XXX is actually acceptable to the outside auditors, much to my surprise.

Anybody know who the actual OEM is?  Is it a copy?  What plant(s) actually make it?  Is it one of those lovely "Standard"  design machines from China?

I'm not complaining, it actually seems to be a useful, well built, industrial   Gem with a great price point..

I'll attach pics in my followup post.

Steve

[LaserSteve]

Attached Pics per first post...

We have a single and a dual. Suspect the dual is a "MAX2" version, and it uses compressed air as well as 110 VAC for power

Steve

[LaserSteve]

Yep, Vevor was of no help on the gritty details..

Steve

[Jeroen3]

Ah yes, we also have one of those. They are... typical...\

No brand name at all. But a CE sticker! You can buy them on aliexpress, they are basically disposable.

[ajb]

I'm not sure it is a clone -- or it may be several generations of clones of clones since the original machine.  I've seen a number of variations of them, in terms of how the roller pressure adjustment works and whether or not the guide tube moves, so I wouldn't necessarily count on parts compatibility anyway.   At any rate, I don't recall finding any major brand who *still* made anything that looked like those machines when I was looking to replace the one we had with something better. 

FWIW, if you're considering replacing it with a name brand, machines of this style all seemed to start around $10-15k regardless of manufacturer, at least as of a couple years ago.  We ended up getting a Schleuniger ES9380 and are pretty happy with it.  The software library, ease of setup/changeover, and general performance and reliability make it well worth the price for our low volume/high mix needs.

[coromonadalix]

Attached Pics per first post...

We have a single and a dual. Suspect the dual is a "MAX2" version, and it uses compressed air as well as 110 VAC for power

Steve

could be ...

this one is electrical as pictured, no compressed air,  and they come from Ali ......   before covid they where at 900$ usd 300$ shipping,  now ......

i would say  user manual was  @#%!%!  to understand,   we had memorized 33 of 99 possible cutting parameters,  this machine paid itself under a month
low maintenance,  just need to check   the V cutters / clean them / lubricate them properly

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002727597342.html?   

same brand,  but 1 roller on each side ??   maybe ask them for a manual pdf ??

i have thoses manuals ...  but   the display is bigger ...  google  show many models    some docs exists

sold under   Shirtronics    Eastontech    Semco   Infratech     Wenzhou....

[LaserSteve]

Thank you all for your highly appreciated help. One of Coromonadalix's listed vendors makes the ever critical blades, on demand only.   More replies would be welcome, always!

Add Xiameng Jingwei  Technology at www.cablecutting.com to that list of vendors.   They have a really detailed website, with good product documentation,  which makes me suspect they are the primary OEM.

The core design is reminiscent of a Schleuniger  9300 or 9380.

Steve

[LaserSteve]

Blade makers in the US are JWB manufacturing in Tempe AZ,  Lakes Precision, and Mechtrix in Wisconsin

JWB and Mechtrix know the Chinese Machines.  All of the above will make the blades on demand.

That took time and  some serious digging to find the applicable blade makers who will return a phone call and are knowledgable.

I've posted this to help the next guy / gal.

Expect to have to submit a cmm scan or sample of unknown blades, and most of the makers would like a sample of your wire(s) for test for precision one guage only blades use din precison mass manufacturing.  In 2024 prices range between 60-90$ a side for stock blades.

Steve