Automatic Cable Middle Stripping Machine for 0.5–4 mm² Wire, 20 mm Insulation Window WM-1217

Name: Automatic Cable Middle Stripping Machine for 0.5–4 mm² Wire, 20 mm Insulation Window WM-1217
Brand: Wiromac
SKU: WM-1217

HS Code 8463.90 0.5–4.0 mm²

The WM-1217 opens an insulation window in the middle of a wire that is never cut. The piece lies along a 2-metre worktop with a graduated rail fitted along its full length; the operator sets the window position against the scale, and one PLC-sequenced pneumatic cycle of 3 to 4 seconds ring-cuts the insulation at both ends of the window and clears the slug into the waste chute, leaving bare conductor between two square insulation edges. Wire range is 0.5 to 4.0 mm² with a standard 20 mm window placed no closer than 100 mm to the wire end, running on 220–250 V and 0.5–0.8 MPa shop air.

Specifications

Function	Middle stripping (partial stripping) — opening an insulation window on the middle section of wire and cable
Control	Fully pneumatic stripping mechanism under PLC control
Wire range	0.5 – 4.0 mm² (can be customized)
Partial stripping length	20 mm (can be customized)
Distance between stripping and wire end	More than 100 mm (can be customized)
Cycle time	3 – 4 seconds
Voltage, frequency	220 – 250 V, 50 Hz
Power	200 W
Voltage fluctuation	±10%
Air pressure range	0.5 – 0.8 MPa
Weight	75 kg
Dimensions	2,000 × 500 × 900 mm (W × D × H)
HS Code	8463.90 (common reference — final classification confirmed by your customs broker)
Certification	On request

Key features

The wire is never cut — two ring cuts open a window in the middle of a continuous length, so a lead that is already cut, crimped or moulded at its ends keeps those ends exactly as they are
Window position set against the table scale — a graduated rail runs the full 2-metre worktop, so the same window lands at the same distance from the wire end piece after piece
Removed insulation clears itself — the slug drops through the chute under the worktop into the waste bin instead of being picked off the bench by hand between cycles
Free sample test — send us 2–3 metres of your wire with the window length and its distance from the end, we run it on this machine and send you the video before you order

What it processes

Grounding taps, solder joints and branch splices on 0.5–4.0 mm² wire where the connection lands mid-run rather than at an end
Windows opened on leads that already carry a terminal, connector or moulded plug and cannot go back through a cutting machine
Sensor, appliance and control-cabinet leads that need a bare band for piercing terminals, resistance welding or a soldered tap

Suited for: a 20 mm insulation window opened in the middle of 0.5–4.0 mm² wire that has to stay in one piece, positioned against the table scale at 100 mm or more from the wire end. Not suited for: cutting to length, stripping the ends, or windows longer than 20 mm — for cutting, end stripping and up to 32 programmed windows in one automatic pass on 1–30 mm² wire, pick the WM-174Z automatic middle stripping machine; for a die-defined 40–50 mm window on a single-station bench, the WM-185 semi-automatic middle stripping machine.

Of the middle stripping machines we list that publish a wire range, this one reaches the finest wire: the programmable machines start at 0.75 mm² (WM-190, 50 windows, 3,500 pcs/hour) and 1 mm² (WM-174Z), so 0.5 mm² sensor and signal leads land here. The trade is the other way round on flexibility — those machines program the window count, interval and length from the screen and cut the piece to length in the same pass, while this one opens one standard window on a wire you have already made.

The manufacturer does not publish a stripping tolerance, a cable outer diameter limit or an hourly output for this machine. We have left those rows out rather than fill them in, and they are the first things we check on your own wire during the sample run.

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WM-1217 — common questions

Does the WM-1217 cut the wire or strip the ends as well?

No — it does one job. It opens an insulation window on the middle section of a wire that stays in one piece: there is no feeder, no length measurement and no cut-off blade on the machine. The operator lays the wire along the worktop, sets the window against the graduated rail and starts the cycle. If you need cutting to length, end stripping and programmed windows in one automatic pass, that is the WM-174Z, which covers 1–30 mm² with up to 32 windows per piece.

How long is the window, and how close to the wire end can it sit?

The standard window is 20 mm, and the manufacturer lists it as customizable. The standard machine places it no closer than 100 mm from the wire end, also listed as customizable. Both figures depend on the tooling fitted, so tell us your window length and its distance from the end and we confirm against the actual machine before you order rather than quoting from the catalogue.

What throughput should I plan for?

The manufacturer publishes a 3–4 second machine cycle — the touchscreen's own cycle field reads 3 seconds — but no pieces-per-hour figure, and we will not invent one, because the real rate depends on how long your operator takes to lay each piece against the scale and how many windows each piece needs. As an order of magnitude, the WM-185, the other single-station middle stripping machine we stock, publishes 700–900 pcs/hour on a 4-second cycle.

Which wire will it handle?

The published range is 0.5 to 4.0 mm², marked customizable by the manufacturer. No cable outer diameter, insulation type or stripping tolerance is published for this machine, so we do not quote one — those are settled by running your actual wire. Send 2–3 metres with the window spec and we send back the trial video.