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A multitude of cables and conductors of
the most diverse types and versions are
used to connect electrical and electronic
components. The cables and conductors
must be accurately prepared depending
on the different types of connection. The
quality of the cutting process is therefore
highly significant.
Weidmüller has become a specialist in the
cutting of copper or aluminium cables.
The product selection ranges from cutting
tools for small cross sections with direct
transmission of force to cutting tools for
large diameters. Mechanical action in con-
junction with the special cutting pattern
reduces the manual forces required to a
minimum.
Weidmüller fulfils all the criteria for profes-
sional cable processing with its wide
product range. The demand that we our-
selves place on our products is: a smooth,
straight cut, with no distortion of the
conductor.
You can benefit from this too.
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KT 8
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium cables up to 8 mm ø
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cable
16 mm2solid
16 mm2stranded
16 mm2flexible
Aluminium cable
16 mm2stranded
Technical data
Length/width/height 165/65/25 mm
(tool closed)
Weight 180 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 8 9002650000
Technical data
Length/width/height 215/66/28 mm
(tool closed)
Weight 300 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 12 9002660000
Not suitable for cutting steel wire, steel-shielded cables, aluminium alloys and hard-drawn copper conductors!
KT 8 • KT 12 Cutting tools
Blade geometry for different conductor sizes
increases the precision when cutting smaller
conductors
KT 12
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium cables up to 12 mm ø
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cable
16 mm2solid
25 mm2stranded
35 mm2flexible
Aluminium cable
16 mm2 stranded
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Technical data
Length/width/height 215/66/29 mm
(tool closed)
Weight 400 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 20 9002300000
Not suitable for cutting steel wire, steel-shielded cables, alumini-
um alloys and hard-drawn copper conductors!
KT 20 Cutting tool
Opens automatically for ease of use
Safety latch reduces risk of injury
KT 20
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium cables up to 20 mm ø
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cable
16 mm2solid
35 mm2stranded
70 mm2flexible
Aluminium cable
70 mm2stranded
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Technical data*
Length/width/height 245/80/40 mm
Weight 900 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KTF 25 9002180000
KTF 25 • KTF 36 Front Cable Cutter
One-hand operation
Optimum lever transmission by
eccentric drive
Easy to use
Minimum hand force
Release option in every blade position
Technical data*
Length/width/height 330/100/49 mm
Weight 1400 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KTF 36 9002190000
KTF 25
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium cables up to 25 mm ø.
KTF 25 is used for cutting cables with medium cross-sections
and for working in narrow spaces.
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cables
120 mm2flexible and stranded
25 mm ø flexible and stranded
Aluminium cables
150 mm2flexible
25 mm ø flexible
KTF 36
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium cables up to 35 mm ø.
KTF 36 is used for cutting cables with large cross-sections
and for working in narrow spaces.
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cables
300 mm2flexible and stranded
35 mm ø flexible and stranded
Aluminium cables
300 mm2flexible
35 mm ø flexible
Not suitable for cutting steel wire, steel-shielded cables, aluminium alloys and hard-drawn copper conductors!
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KT 52
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium
cables up to 52 mm ø
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cable
400 mm2flexible and stranded
800 MCM stranded
Sector-shaped conductors
3 x 150 + 1 x 70 mm2solid
Aluminium cable
400 mm2stranded
Data-telecom cables
52 mm outer diameter
Technical data*
Length/width/height 300/150/50 mm
Weight 1200 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 52 9007100000
Accessories
Spare blade KT 52 9007110000
Not suitable for cutting steel wire, steel-shielded cables, aluminium alloys and hard-drawn copper conductors!
KT 36
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium
cables up to 35 mm ø
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cable
240 mm2flexible and stranded
500 MCM flexible and stranded
Aluminium cable
240 mm2stranded
Data-telecom cables
35 mm outer diameter
KT 45
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium
cables up to 45 mm ø
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cable
300 mm2flexible and stranded
600 MCM flexible and stranded
4 x 70 mm2stranded
sector-shaped conductors 4 x 70 mm2
stranded
Aluminium cable
400 mm2stranded
Sector-shaped conductors 4 x 95 mm2
solid
Data-telecom cables
45 mm outer diameter
Technical data*
Length/width/height 235/130/42 mm
Weight 750 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 36 9001090000
Accessories
Spare blade KT 36 9002910000
Technical data*
Length/width/height 260/110/40 mm
Weight 942 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 45 9002000000
Accessories
Spare blade KT 45 9002100000
KT 36 • KT 45 • KT 52 Cutting tools
One-hand operation
Optimum lever transmission by
eccentric drive
Easy to use
Minimum hand force
Release option in every
blade position
*The cable cutters
were measured in
the supplied state,
i.e. with the tip of
the movable blade
protected parallel
to the fixed blades
as in the above
diagram.
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KT 60
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium cables up to 62 mm ø
maximum cutting capacity:
Copper cable
800 mm2flexible and stranded
1500 MCM stranded
Sector-shaped conductors 4 x 185 mm2stranded
Aluminium cable
1000 mm2stranded
Sector-shaped conductors 4 x 240 mm2stranded
Data-telecom cables
62 mm outer diameter
Technical data*
Length/width/height 350/160/50 mm
Weight 1700 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 60 9002550000
Accessories
Spare blade KT 60 9002540000
Not suitable for cutting steel wire, steel-shielded cables,
aluminium alloys and harddrawn copper conductors!
KT 60 Cutting tool
Two-hand-operation
Optimum lever transmission by eccentric drive
Easy to use
Minimum hand force
Blade release option in any position
*The cable cutters were measured in
the supplied state, i.e. with the tip of the
movable blade protected parallel to the
fixed blades as in the above diagram.
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Technical data*
Length/width/height 560/190/58 mm
Weight 2940 g
Ordering data
Type Cat. No.
KT 80 9003950000
Accessories
Spare blade KT 80 9003960000
KT 80
Precisely cuts copper and aluminium cables up to 80 mm ø
Also for steel-shielded cables and soft steel wire-armoured
cables
KT 80 Cutting tool
Two-hand-operation
Optimum lever transmission by eccentric drive
Easy to use
Minimum hand force
Blade release option in any position
*The cable cutters were measured in
the supplied state, i.e. with the tip of the
movable blade protected parallel to the
fixed blades as in the above diagram.
Not suitable for cutting steel wire, steel-shielded cables,
aluminium alloys and harddrawn copper conductors!
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What is meant by "cutting" is the sev-
ering of copper or aluminium cables
or conductors with a tool appropriate
for this application.
The requirement for all cutting tools is:
Smooth, straight cut without
distortion of the conductor.
Sheared conductor
Clean cut
Pulled out conductor
Crushed cable
Insulation
Conductor
A "dirty" cut may have the following
appearance:
Cutting is differentiated fundamentally
according to the following cutting pro-
cesses:
Push cutting
Oblique cutting
With a push cut, the cutting movement
occurs vertically between the tool and
workpiece. With an oblique cut, the cut-
ting motion occurs at an angle to the tool.
In position 1, the cuts are made immediately in the full
length, i.e., much force is required.
In position 2, the cuts cross one another as occurs
with scissors (scissor cut), i.e., the cut is made with
lateral displacement, so that less force is required.
Position of cuts
Cutting motion
Push cut Oblique cut
Position 1 Position 2
According to DIN 8588, a distinction is
made among scissor cuts, wedge-action
cutting, tearing and breaking. Scissor cut-
ting is employed particularly in the cutting
of cables, wires and conductors.
Cutting tools with cross blades should
perform an oblique cut and operate free of
play.
The essential quality characteristics for
professional cutting tools are a cutting
edge shape which is suited to and opti-
mised for the corresponding application,
so that the manual forces required for cut-
ting remain low. This allows single-handed
operation.
A further quality characteristic is the cut-
ting angle, i.e., the sharpness of the blade
and the existence of a facet. This is the
deliberate slight increase in the cutting
angle, as a result of which the duration of
life of the cutting edge and cutting edge
sharpness is increased.
Tools supplied by Weidmüller comply with
all requirements imposed on professional
cutting tools.
lower
cutter
blade
faced
upper
cutter
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