The CS-400E with Ultra Clinch is the only machine on the market that offers programmable lead length and clinch angle.

It employs a cut & clinch mechanism consisting of two cutter assemblies; one fixed and one movable. Each assembly comprises an inner and outer cutter. The complete mechanism is mounted on a turntable which can rotate a full 360 degrees in .5 degree increments. The component leads pass through the center of the holes of the inner cutters. The outer cutters then rotate over the holes, first cutting then bending the leads. In normal operation, both leads are cut and clinched in one operation. The CS-400E can be programmed to clinch leads inward, outward, or sideways.

The cutter assembly can be programmed to move up or down around the fixed standoff pin to achieve the ideal lead length (dimension"A").

The outer cutters rotate over the inner cuttersto cut the leads and produce the specified clinch angles. Each outer cutter can clinch its lead to any of ten programmable angles.

The miniature cutter footprint is virtually invisible to adjacent leads.