Specification
Customer is a manufacturer of cables for the automotive industry and asked us to provide a gripping fixture to securely hold 15mm diameter cable to which a terminal was crimped.

The force required to break the crimp was expected to be less than 6000N, so it was important that the cable did not slip during the test. The test speed specified by the customer was 50mm/min.

Solution
The design of the standard cable-cam grip (49755-0475) was acceptable but the load rating was insufficient.

The fixture was therefore increased in size and the surface finish of the cam was modified to a finer knurl to improve gripping strength. The long lever allowed the operator to apply the necessary force to the cable to be securely held. A clevis pin was used for holding the terminal.

System
M10KNE
AFTI with Smart 10KN S-beam load cell
"Giant" cable cam grip
Large clevis grip