The GWT Automated Wire Termination machines are a classic in the wire-processing industry and have been in production (and undergoing constant product improvement) since the late 1980s - many older units are still in active service, and some have over 4 million cycles on them and counting!

All current models of GWT feature Touch Screen HMI PLCs in remote enclosures for maximum flexibility in configuring for ergonomics and also for integration into large wire processing systems. Our Touch Screen PLCs run our Proprietary Software which features: built in counters, error display and troubleshooting, maintenance and calibration menus and a multilingual interface (English, Spanish and French). The GWT machine is a piece of heavy duty equipment designed for long service life in high throughput manufacturing environments. The bowls are machined from solid billet aluminum to ensure quality and balance and anodized for greater wear resistance and long service life. The parts feeders are made from tool steel for longevity and durability. The cycling of the GWT is completely computer controlled, and there is sophisticated optical and inductive sensing throughout the system to enable the greatest speed, ensure reliability, and provide useful diagnostic and troubleshooting. All our GWT machines are custom built to to each customer's specifications, and key components are precision machined to tolerances within .001" in our machine shop. All GWT machines can run dual parts bowls and feeder systems, both of which feed to the same crimp head. This allows the GWT to run two different contacts, so long as they are crimped to the same specification. The GWT comes in 3 basic configurations: Bench Top, Press Head and our newest model the Compact Crimp.

The original GWT Wire termination machine was configured for Bench Top use: the operator inserts a stripped wire into the funnel, which guides the wire into the contact ferule. The operator actuates a foot pedal which activates the crimper. The GWT machine crimps the contact and feeds another to the crimp head. Speed of operation varies depending on the chosen contact, but most GWTs operate at speeds at up to 1.5 seconds per cycle, far outstripping the speed of the human operator.

The GWT Press Head configuration is designed to be used in a KOMAX/GAMMA/ALPHA/ZETA SYSTEMS, TYCO/AMPOMATOR SYSTEM, OR SCHLEUNIGER/CRIMPCENTER Wire Processing Machine. However the Press Head unit can run on any press unit. The KOMAX, AMPOMATOR, OR SCH Machine triggers the Press Head machine as it activates the Crimper, making it capable of operating at a speed of 1.2 seconds per cycle for a complete wire. Two Press Head units can be set up in a single KOMAX or AMPOMATOR allowing both ends to terminated at every cycle.
Video of a GWT Press Head crimping M39029/58-360 contacts in a Komax Gamma wire processing machine.

The Newest Model in the GWT line is the Compact Crimp which is designed with a very narrow footprint to be integrated into larger wire processing machines (like a SCHLEUNIGER CRIMPCENTER). Unlike the Press Head, the Compact Crimp is self-powered and can be run inside of a larger machine without tying up a press, leaving the press free for other operations. Two compact crimp machines can be set up in a single larger machine, allowing both ends to terminated at every cycle. Because it is self-powered and does not require a press, the GWT Compact Crimp can be configured for Bench Top use when not in use inside a larger machine. This also makes the GWT Compact Crimp the ideal machine for a company that plans for more automation in the future, as the GWT Compact Crimp can be used manually on a bench top for now and incorporated into a larger wire processing machine when one is acquired sometime in the future.

GWT Compact Crimp Data Sheet
Videos of a GWT Compact Crimp including running in a Schleuniger Crimpcenter 64.

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The LC Machine is our entry level for feeding and crimping machined contacts -- LC stands for "Low Cost" and the price of the LC starts at less than 1/2 of the cost of an entry level GWT making this the most affordable automated turned contact crimp machine on the market. It feeds a single contact to an automated crimp head. The LC is designed for bench top use and is light weight and can be moved from one workstation to another easily. It still can crimp to Mil-Spec crimp specifications like the original GWT. While the LC features the same crimp head as the original GWT, the LC model does not feature a Touch Screen HMI PLC, or the advanced sensors, troubleshooting and configuration options of the GWT. To keep entry cost low, the entry-level LC features a plastic parts bowl and aluminum parts feeding systems. However, an LC can be upgraded to machined anodized Aluminum parts bowls and tool steel parts feeding systems to extend the machine's working life (these more durable components are standard on GWT machines).

The simplicity of the LC also makes it easy to operate, even for new users -- just turn the machine on and it is ready to go. As fast as the operator can insert a stripped wire into the funnel on the front and depress the foot peddle you have a contact crimped on your wire. The LC can runs at approximately 1.6-2 seconds per cycle -- not as fast as a GWT, but far far faster than manual crimping!

While the LC Machines only feature a single bowl (unlike the GWT which can be configured with dual bowls and dual escapements and parts feeders), many contacts can utilize a Reversible Shuttle which enables running mating contacts, or two different contacts of the same configuration in the same LC Machine. Let us know what type of contacts you would like to run with and we will let you know if the LC model can utilize a Reversible shuttle.

LC Crimp Machine Data Sheet
DEMO Video of our LC MACHINE, including crimping Deutsch Size 16 Sockets.

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Seal Plug and Seal Rod Insertion Machines

Our newest products are our Seal Plug insertion systems, ranging from manually operated Seal Plug insertion guns (pictured here), to our automated SPXY Seal Plug insertion machines. The SPXY Seal Plug insertion machines have been built in a variety of form-factors ranging from small bench top machines feeding one or two types of seal plugs, to free standing enclosed cabinets. We have also build Seal Rod insertion machines.

Our SPXY line of seal plug insertion machines automatically feed and insert Seal Plugs into connectors, automating an otherwise labor-intensive and error-prone manual process, and achieving speeds and accuracy not possible by human workers. The SPXY Seal Plug Machine uses bulk (loose piece) seal plugs and Contacts -- the seal plugs do not have to be on tape, in a bandoleer or be individually hand fed or loaded. Loose seal plugs poured into parts bowls are automatically singulated and blow-fed to a powered inserter heads which insert the plugs into nested connectors on trays. This can also be done with unwired "dummy" contacts, which are pushed to depth with a force-feedback linear actuator driven inserter head. The entire system is computer controlled, and can run an infinite number of user defined insertion patterns. The SPXY machines feature our proprietary custom software designed for your busy manufacturing facility. this software features: tray and badge scanning, operator activity logging, administrator features, detailed log generation, multiple language support, and many other features designed to help you get the most our of your Automation investment. QA is accomplished via an optional camera system which verifies that the correct connectors have been loaded, verifies correct insertion, and also logs pictures of each batch of connectors run. We have also built variants of the SPXY which run Seal Rod. These SPXY machines de-spool rolls of Seal Rod material, cut sections of rod, and insert the cut sections of rod into connectors in programmed patterns.

SPG Seal Plug Gun Data Sheet
Video of the SPXY Seal Plug Insertion system in action.
Demo Video of the SPXY Seal Rod Insertion system.
Video of the SPG Seal Plug Gun system in action.

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Custom Automation

C. Davis Systems and Software is a full turnkey Automation house, and all of the machines in our Product line are buit around the customer's specified contact and preformance requirements. If you have a special need or function you need any one of our machines to do, just ask and we can design and build acustom version of just for your application. This includes building sub assemlies and components of machines for integration into other systems -- we can often find ways to integrate our machines into existing auotmated systems and processes -- a large portion of the machines we make are integrated into larger existing systems.

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