Amp LLC

George Bonifanti

Hung Thai Nguyen

Edward J Paukovits, Jr

Richard V Spong

Leo V Schuppert, Jr

Phillip E Loomis

Mark F Jackson

Karl H Letsch

Bruce C Longenecker

Apparatus for severing components from a strip of components and for inserting the severed components one by one into a work piece, comprises means for feeding the strip of components incrementally to a component severing station, means for severing the leading component from the strip at the severing station and an insertion tool for inserting the severed leading component into the work piece; all driven by a stepping motor through step down transmission means acting on a main cam shaft. A disc cam on the shaft has on opposite faces cam tracks receiving cam followers connected to the insertion tool and the severing means, the feeding means being driven through a barrel cam on the shaft. An electronic control unit monitors the angular position of the shaft.

Component insertion apparatus

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