Method for managing production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automated processing stations, corresponding wire brake station and corresponding arrangement

Abstract

Method for managing production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automated processing stations (400.1, 400.2) relating to the wiring of electrical components (2) of a switching and / or control system arranged on a mounting plate (3), comprising the steps of: obtaining (1000) a design of at least one switching and / or control system, which includes at least location and orientation information about a plurality of electrical components (2) of the switching and / or control system on a mounting plate (3) and wiring information about a plurality of electrical wiring connections between each pair of the electrical components (2), wherein the obtaining (1000) of the design is carried out, for example, between two work levels, for example, from a workshop to an engineering department;Creating (2000) individual processing orders for each of a plurality of processing stations (400) based on the planning of the at least one switching and / or control system, wherein each processing order comprises an individually specified wiring sequence of at least partially pre-assembled wires (1); Sending (3000) a wire assembly order to a wire assembly machine (300) for the sequential production of a plurality of individually at least partially pre-assembled wires (1) according to the wiring sequences of the individual processing orders; Instructing (4000) the wire assembly machine (300) to output the at least partially pre-assembled wires (1) to the individual processing stations (400) in the respective wiring sequence; Outputting (5000) the at least partially pre-assembled wires (1) to the individual processing stations (400) by means of a pneumatic conveying system (200);Braking (6000) of the wires (1) before reaching the manual processing stations (400.1) each by means of a wire braking station (100).;

Description

The invention relates to a method for managing production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automated processing stations relating to the wiring of electrical components of a switching and / or control system arranged on a mounting plate, comprising the braking of wires before reaching manual processing stations. The invention also relates to a corresponding wire brake station and to a corresponding arrangement which has a wire brake station. Such methods are known from DE 10 2018 131 439 A1 and from U.S. Pat. No. 9,257,808 B1. DE 10 2021103 561 B3 describes a corresponding wire brake station.In the production of switching and control systems, the process of wiring is one of the central and most time-consuming work processes, which up to now is frequently still carried out completely manually. Not only the high complexity of the working process but also the requirement for complete freedom from faults place great demands on the persons working in the construction of switching and control systems.For optimizing the wiring process, different technical aids with different support levels are known. This extends from hand tools and / or semi-automatic machines for wire assembly to fully automatic installation, which fully pre-assembles individual wires, for example cut to length, strip, apply and crimp a core end sleeve. The prefabricated cables produced in this way can then be transported and distributed to different downstream processing stations by means of an air pressure transport system. An arrangement for transporting a wire from an automatic wire assembly machine to a removal point is known, for example, from DE 10 2021 103 561 B3. A method for wiring electrical components of an electrical switchgear assembly arranged on a mounting plate is also known from the publication DE 10 2018 133 337 A1.However, as an interface between an air pressure transport system for selectively transporting prefabricated wires and a manual wiring work station, no technical solution has been known yet. In particular, there is a challenge in providing prefabricated wires provided in an intended order at the manual wiring workstation safely and easily to be handled by personnel operating at the manual wiring workstation.It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a method and a device of the type described at the beginning, which allow wires arriving at a manual wiring workstation to be handled as safely and easily as possible.This object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. The dependent claims each relate to advantageous embodiments of the invention.Accordingly, the method comprises the steps of:acquiring planning of at least one switching and / or control system, which has at least location information and orientation information about a plurality of electrical components of the switching and / or control system on a mounting board and wiring information about a plurality of electrical wirings between two of the electrical components in each case;creating individual processing orders for each of a plurality of processing stations based on the planning of the at least one switching and / or control system, wherein each processing order comprises an individually predefined wiring sequence of at least partially prefabricated wires;sending a wire assembly job to a wire assembly machine for sequentially manufacturing a plurality of individually at least partially pre-assembled wires according to the wiring orders of the individual machining jobs;instructing the wire connecting machine to discharge the at least partially connected wires to the individual processing stations in the respective wiring sequence;dispensing the at least partially prefabricated wires to the individual processing stations by means of an air pressure transport system;Braking the wires before reaching the manual processing stations is in each case performed by means of a wire braking station.The planning of the switchgear, i.e. in particular the location information and orientation information about the plurality of electrical components of the switchgear, and the wiring information relating to the wiring of the components can be provided, for example, directly from a 3D ECAD system. Supplementary information concerning the electrical switchgear can also be obtained via this system, provided they can support the wiring. This information can comprise, for example, individual assembly of individual cables of the wiring. The determination of a degree of automation of the wiring can comprise the determination of a capability for automation of individual wiring steps in which in each case two electrical components of the electrical switchgear are wired to one another. When providing a planning of the switchgear assembly, component information from the planning can furthermore be provided, preferably at least one dimension of the mounting plate, a type of at least one of the electrical components or a further component of the electrical switchgear assembly, at least one connection type of at least one of the electrical components, a connection coordinate of at least one of the electrical components, or a geometry of at least one of the electrical components.It can be provided that a subsequent prefabricated wire is output to each of the individual processing stations after a processing confirmation relating to the preceding wire is received by the respective processing station. This allows controlled delivery of the processing stations with the wire provided in each case for the next wiring step. Thus, the setting of the delivery sequence for the individual processing stations is effected by the management control or by the wire assembly machine, while the request of the individual wires or the delivery time can be predefined by the processing stations as soon as they confirm the completed processing of a preceding wire.The method may further include automatically or manually wiring the electrical components in the respective wiring order and according to the wiring information, the location information, and the orientation information.Furthermore, the dispensing of the at least partially prefabricated wires to the individual processing stations can comprise instructing a wire switch arranged between the automatic wire manufacturing machine and the plurality of processing stations for feeding the respective wire to a target processing station according to the wiring sequence. The wire diverter can be a component of the automatic wire assembly machine or can be arranged downstream of the automatic wire assembly machine in the wire feed direction along the transport path. In one embodiment, in the best case only a single transport line can be provided in the wire feed direction up to the wire switch, or two or more transport lines can be provided for different wire cross-sectional areas, while in the feed direction of the wire switch, a number of transport lines corresponding to the number of removal points or processing stations to be supplied can subsequently lead off, wherein each transport line is fed to one of the plurality of removal points, for example a robot and / or a manual work station. In view of the clock rates that can be realized with the automatic wire assembly machine in comparison with the clock rates in automated, partially automated, or manual wiring, an automatic wire assembly machine can be used to operate approximately ten or more removal points, so that the wire switch can have a corresponding number of removal transport lines on its output side.It may be provided that the method further comprises the steps of: detecting the presence of a wire located in a braking station;signaling the presence of a wire located in a braking station to an operator of the processing station associated with the braking station. The presence of a wire located in a braking station can be detected, for example, by means of a presence sensor, for example an inductive ring sensor. The signaling of the presence of a wire located in a braking station to an operator can be effected visually and / or acoustically, for example by outputting a signal tone or by illuminating a lamp arranged at the braking station.In addition, the method can comprise the controlled dispensing of the at least partially prefabricated wire from the wire brake station by means of a feed device provided in the wire brake station. The feed device can be designed to lead the wire located in the wire brake station out of the wire brake station at a speed which is significantly lower than the speed at which the wire arrives at the wire brake station.The invention further relates to a wire brake station, in particular for use in a method according to one of the preceding claims, for braking a wire transported by means of an air pressure transport system, wherein the wire brake station has a wire acceptance connectable to a transport line of the air pressure transport system and a wire output arranged facing away from the wire acceptance for controlled output of the wire, wherein the wire brake station has a brake device arranged between the wire acceptance and the wire output for braking a wire extending via the transport line. The braking effect of the braking device can be generated, for example, inductively or by tapering or temporarily blocking the transport path of the wire. The braking device can have two rollers forming a gap, wherein the gap is arranged in the transport path of the wire and the rollers are prestressed against one another, so that a wire entering the wire braking station via the wire reception is braked in the gap.The wire brake station further comprises a feed device which is configured to emit a wire from the wire output at an adjustable feed speed. The feed device can be designed for driving the rollers in opposite directions, so that a previously braked wire can be discharged from the wire output, passing through the gap, overcoming the prestressing force of the rollers. The rollers can be prestressed via a tension spring arranged between them, in particular connecting their roller axles. The rollers can each be mounted on a lever arm which can be pivoted with respect to one another, as a result of which the rollers are movable relative to one another substantially perpendicularly to the transport path of the wire for continuously adapting the gap to different wire thicknesses. The rollers can each be rotatably mounted on the freely pivotable ends of the lever arms. The opposite ends of the lever arms can be pivotably mounted in the wire brake station.The feed device can have a stepping motor, by means of which the rollers are synchronously driven by means of at least one belt guided over a deflection roller mechanism. The deflection roller mechanism can be coupled to a motor shaft of the stepper motor via a first belt. The deflection roller mechanism can have a plurality of deflection rollers, of which two are arranged and mounted coaxially with the lever arm axes. Of these deflecting rollers, each can be coupled via a separate belt to in each case one of the rollers forming the gap, with the result that the rollers can be driven synchronously and in the opposite direction as a result.The wire brake station has a presence sensor, in particular a ring sensor, by means of which the presence of a wire located in the wire brake station can be detected. The presence sensor can be arranged in such a way that the tip of a wire located in a braking position in the wire braking station pointing in the transport direction is located in the measurement range of the presence sensor.The presence of a wire located in the wire brake station can be signaled to operating personnel located in the access area of the wire brake station by means of a signaling device present in the wire brake station. The signal device can be designed for outputting acoustic and / or optical signals. For example, the signal device can output a summton or a melody. Alternatively, the signal device can be designed in the form of one or more lamps, for example LEDs, on the outside of the wire brake station.Furthermore, an actuating device, for example a button, can be provided for manually dispensing a wire from the wire dispenser as soon as the presence of a wire has been signaled. The wire brake station may comprise a printed circuit board coupled to the presence sensor, the stepper motor, the actuating device and the signaling device. When the presence of a wire in the wire brake station is detected by means of the presence sensor, the latter can transmit this information to the circuit board, which can then actuate the signal device in order to inform an operator about the present wire. As soon as the operator actuates the actuating device for dispensing the wire, the board can actuate the stepping motor, so that the rollers are driven via the stepping motor and can dispense the wire from the wire brake device via the wire dispensing.To reduce the risk for operating personnel located in the access area of the wire brake station, the wire output can be designed as an outlet angled obliquely out of the transport path. As a result, even in the unlikely event of a failure of the braking device, a wire entering the wire braking station from the transport line of the air pressure transport system can nevertheless be braked and deflected in a direction away from the operating personnel.The invention further relates to an arrangement for transporting a prefabricated wire from a wire automatic machine to a processing station, wherein the arrangement has a wire automatic machine, a processing station and an air pressure transport system with a transport line for transporting wires from the wire automatic machine to the processing station, wherein the arrangement has a wire brake station of the type described above, the wire output of which opens into the processing station.The arrangement can have a plurality of processing stations designed as a manual wiring workstation, each of which has associated therewith a transport line and a wire brake station connected at the end, wherein the arrangement furthermore has a wire switch arranged between the automatic wire assembly machine and the processing stations, having a wire inlet and a plurality of wire outlets, wherein the wire switch is connected at the inlet side via a transport line to the automatic wire assembly machine and at the outlet side via respective transport lines to the plurality of processing stations, wherein the wire switch is designed for feeding a wire to a target processing station for selectively feeding a wire into one of the transport lines connected to the wire outlets.Further details of the invention are explained with reference to the following figures. The following shows: FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a process for automated wiring; FIG. 2 is a perspective front view of an embodiment of a wire brake station without a housing cover; FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of a housing covered wire brake station; FIG. 4 is a top view of an embodiment of a wire brake station without a housing cover; FIG. 5 is a perspective rear view of an embodiment of a wire brake station without a housing cover; FIG. 6 is a perspective front view of an embodiment of a wire brake station without a housing cover; FIG. 7 shows a side view of an embodiment of a wire brake station without a housing cover; FIG. 8 schematically shows a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method according to the invention.FIG. 1 shows a process overview for a method for automated wiring in control and switchgear assembly. This relates in particular to the management of production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automated processing stations 400.1, 400.2 relating to the wiring of electrical components 2 of a switching and / or control system arranged on a mounting plate 3. Data flows 15 are marked by dashed lines and material flows 16 by solid lines. In a database 18 located in the area Engineering 7 for storing plans for switching and / or control systems and for integrated planning for the creation of switching plans and switchgear cabinet layouts in 3D, corresponding switching plans and switchgear cabinet layouts are first designed and stored in the database 18. Then, via a control device 19 located in the area of the workshop 6 for managing production orders, circuit plans and switchgear cabinet layouts to be produced are exported from the database 18. On the basis of the switching plans and switchgear cabinet layouts obtained, individual processing orders are then created for each of a plurality of processing stations 400.1, 400.2 by means of the control device 19, wherein each processing order comprises an individually predefined wiring sequence of at least partially prefabricated wires. The control device 19 then sends a wire assembly order 5 to a wire assembly machine 300 for sequentially producing a plurality of individually at least partially pre-assembled wires 1 according to the wiring orders of the individual processing orders. Furthermore, the wire assembly machine 300 is instructed to output the at least partially pre-assembled wires 1 to the individual processing stations 400 in the respective wiring sequence. The at least partially prefabricated wires 1 are then output from the automatic wire assembly machine 300 to the individual processing stations 400 by means of an air pressure transport system 200. The dispensing of the wires 1 to the individual processing stations 400 comprises instructing a wire switch 500 arranged between the automatic wire manufacturing machine 300 and the plurality of processing stations 400, which selectively feeds the respective wires to a respective target processing station 400 according to the wiring sequence. The dispensing of a wire 1 to each of the individual machining stations 400 takes place in each case after receipt of a processing confirmation 4 relating to the preceding wire 1 by the respective machining station 400. Before reaching the manual processing stations 400.1, the wires arriving there are braked in each case by means of a wire brake station 100. In the wire brake stations 100, the presence of a wire 1 located in a brake station 100 is detected by a presence sensor 112 and the presence of a wire 1 located in a brake station 100 is subsequently signaled to an operator of the machining station 400.1 assigned to the brake station 100. As soon as this actuates an actuating device of the wire brake station, the controlled dispensing of the at least wire 1 from the wire dispensing of the wire brake station 100 takes place by means of a feed device 104 provided in the wire brake station 100. Finally, the automated or manual wiring of the electrical components 2 takes place at the manual wiring workstations 400.1 and at the wiring robot 400.2 in the respective wiring sequence and in accordance with the wiring information, the location information and the orientation information. The manual wiring workstations furthermore receive information on the part of the control device 19 concerning a wiring instruction and a wire list 11, which are output at the wiring workstations 400.1 in each case via a display 17. The wiring robot 400.2 is coupled to the controller 19 via a human machine interface 10. The latter receives a digital twin 14 on the side of the control device 19, which twin is output from the interface 10 as robot program 9 to the wiring robot 400.2. The wiring robot 400.2 sends process data 13 to the control device 19 via the human-machine interface 10.The wire brake station 100 shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 7 has a grommet-shaped wire receiver 101 for connection to a transport line 201 of the air pressure transport system 200, via which incoming wires 1 can be fed into the wire brake station 100. On the side of the wire brake station 100 opposite the wire receiver 101, a wire dispenser 102 is arranged, via which the braked wires can be fed out of the wire brake station 100 in a controlled manner. Between the wire acceptance 101 and the wire output 102, the wire braking station 100 has in particular a braking device 103 for braking the wires and a feed device 104 for controlled removal of the wires 1 from the wire braking station 100. The braking device 103 has two conveying rollers 106 forming a gap 105, wherein the gap 105 is arranged in the transport path of the wire 1 and the rollers 106 are prestressed against one another by a tension spring 111, so that a wire 1 entering the wire braking station 100 via the wire receiver 101 is braked in the gap 105. The feed device 104 is designed for driving the rollers 106 in the opposite direction, so that a previously braked wire 1 can be discharged from the wire output 102 in a manner overcoming the prestressing force of the rollers 106 and guided through the gap 105. The conveying rollers 106 are each mounted on a lever arm 107, wherein the lever arms 107 are pivotable relative to one another, whereby the conveying rollers 106 are movable relative to one another substantially perpendicular to the transport path of the wire 1 for continuously adapting the gap 105 to different wire thicknesses. The feed device has a stepping motor 108, by means of which the rollers 106 are synchronously driven by means of a deflection roller mechanism 109 and a plurality of belts 110.1, 110.2. The deflection roller mechanism has three deflection rollers which are coupled to a motor shaft 108 of the stepper motor via a first belt 110.1, wherein the deflection rollers are driven in such a way that two deflection rollers which are each in alignment with one of the conveying rollers 106 are driven in opposite directions and synchronously. These two deflection rollers are also mounted on the lever arms 107 and are rotatable coaxially to the pivot axes of the lever arms 107. By a separate belt 110.2, these deflection rollers are coupled to one of the conveying rollers 106, so that they are likewise driven synchronously and in opposite directions.Furthermore, a ring sensor 112 is installed in the wire brake station, by means of which ring sensor the presence of a wire 1 located in the wire brake station 110 can be detected. The ring sensor 112 has a passage opening through which the wire 1 passes after passing through the gap 105. The presence of a wire 1 located in the wire brake station 100 detected by means of the ring sensor 112 is then signaled to operating personnel located in the access area of the wire brake station 100 via a signaling device 113 present in the wire brake station 100. Via a button 114, an operator can trigger the dispensing of a wire 1 from the wire dispenser 102 manually as soon as the presence of a wire 1 has been signaled. The wire output 102 is designed as an outlet angled obliquely downward out of the transport path for the purpose of reducing the risk of operating personnel located in the access region of the wire brake station 100. The wire brake station 100 further comprises a printed circuit board 115 which is coupled to the ring sensor 112, the stepper motor 108, the actuating device 114 and the signal device 113. When the presence of a wire 1 in the wire brake station 100 is detected by means of the ring sensor 112, said wire brake station transmits this information to the circuit board 115, which thereupon controls the signal device 113 in order to inform an operator about the present wire 1. As soon as the operator actuates the actuating device 114 for dispensing the wire 1, the board 115 can actuate the stepping motor 108 so that the feed rollers 106 are driven via the stepping motor and the wire 1 is dispensed from the wire brake device 100 via the wire dispenser 102.FIG. 8 schematically shows a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method according to the invention. This comprises the steps of obtaining 1000 a planning of at least one switching and / or control system, which has at least location information and orientation information about a plurality of electrical components 2 of the switching and / or control system on a mounting plate 3 and wiring information about a plurality of electrical wirings between two of the electrical components 2 in each case; generating 2000 individual machining orders for each of a plurality of machining stations 400 on the basis of the planning of the at least one switching and / or control system, wherein each machining order comprises an individually predefined wiring order of at least partially prefabricated wires; sending 3000 a wire manufacturing order to a wire manufacturing machine 300 for sequentially manufacturing a plurality of individually at least partially prefabricated wires 1 in accordance with the wiring orders of the individual machining orders; instructing 4000 the wire connecting machine 300 to discharge the at least partially prefabricated wires to the individual processing stations 400 in the respective wiring sequence; discharging 5000 the at least partially prefabricated wires 1 to the individual processing stations 400 by means of an air pressure transport system 200; 6000 of the wires 1 before reaching the manual processing stations 400.1, in each case by means of a wire braking station 100, outputting 5000 a subsequent prefabricated wire 1 to each of the individual processing stations 400 after receiving a processing confirmation 4 relating to the preceding wire 1 by the respective processing station 400, wherein outputting 5000 the at least partially prefabricated wires 1 to the individual processing stations 400 comprises instructing a wire switch 500 arranged between the automatic wire manufacturing machine 300 and the plurality of processing stations 400 for feeding the respective wire 1 to a target processing station 400 according to the wiring sequence; automated or manual wiring 7000 of the electrical components 2 in the respective wiring sequence and according to the wiring information, the location information and the orientation information; Detection 8000 of the presence of a wire 1 located in a braking station 100; signaling 9000 of the presence of a wire 1 located in a braking station 100 to an operator of the machining station 400 associated with the braking station 100; controlled dispensing 10000 of the at least partially prefabricated wire 1 from the wire braking station 100 by means of a feed device 104 provided in the wire braking station 100.The features of the invention disclosed in the above description, in the drawings and in the claims can be essential for the realization of the invention both individually and in any combination.List of reference characters1 Wire 2 Electrical components 3 Mounting plate 4 Processing confirmation 5 Wire assembly order 6 Workshop 7 Engineering 8 Wire coordination 9 Robot program 10 Man-machine interface 11 Wiring instruction / wiring list 12 Export 13 Process data 14 Digital twin MPL 15 Data flow 16 Material flow 17 Display 18 Database for storing plans for switching and / or control installation 19 Control device for managing manufacturing orders 100 Wire brake station 101 Wire acceptance 102 Wire output 103 Brake device 104 Feed device 105 Gap 106 Rollers 107 Lever arm 108 Stepper motor 108.1 Motor shaft 109 Deflection roller mechanism 110 Belt 111 Tension spring 112 Presence sensor 113 Signal device 114 Actuating device 115 Circuit board 116 Housing 117 Stand 118 Handle 200 Air pressure transport system 201 Transport line 300 Wire assembly machine 400 Processing station 400.1 Manual wiring workstation 400.2 Wiring robot 500 Wire switch 501 Wire inlet 502 Wire outlet X Transport direction

Claims

Method for managing production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automated processing stations (400.1, 400.2) relating to the wiring of electrical components (2) of a switching and / or control installation arranged on a mounting plate (3), which method has the steps: obtaining (1000) a planning of at least one switching and / or control installation which has at least location information and orientation information about a plurality of electrical components (2) of the switching and / or control installation on a mounting plate (3) and wiring information about a plurality of electrical wirings between in each case two of the electrical components (2), wherein the obtaining (1000) of the planning is carried out, for example, between two working levels, for example by an engineering shop; creating (2000) individual processing orders for each of a plurality of processing stations (400) on the basis of the planning of the at least one switching and / or control system, wherein each processing order comprises an individually predefined wiring sequence of at least partially prefabricated wires (1); sending (3000) a wire manufacturing order to a wire manufacturing machine (300) for sequentially producing a plurality of individually at least partially prefabricated wires (1) according to the wiring sequences of the individual processing orders; instructing (4000) the wire manufacturing machine (300) to output the at least partially prefabricated wires (1) to the individual processing stations (400) in the respective wiring sequence; outputting (5000) the at least partially prefabricated wires (1) to the individual processing stations (400) by means of an air pressure transport system (200); Braking (6000) the wires (1) before reaching the manual processing stations (400.1) in each case by means of a wire braking station (100).Method according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing (5000) of a subsequent prefabricated wire (1) to each of the individual machining stations (400) takes place after receipt of a processing confirmation (4) relating to the preceding wire (1) by the respective machining station (400).The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising automated or manual wiring (7000) of the electrical components (2) in the respective wiring order and according to the wiring information, the location information and the orientation information.The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dispensing (5000) of the at least partially prefabricated wires (1) to the individual processing stations (400) comprises instructing a wire diverter (500) arranged between the automatic wire manufacturing machine (300) and the plurality of processing stations (400) for feeding the respective wire (1) to a target processing station (400) according to the wiring order.The method of any preceding claim, further comprising: detecting (8000) the presence of a wire (1) located in a braking station (100); signaling (9000) the presence of a wire (1) located in a braking station (100) to an operator of the machining station (400) associated with the braking station (100).Method according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising the controlled dispensing (10000) of the at least partially prefabricated wire (1) from the wire brake station (100) by means of a feed device (104) provided in the wire brake station (100).Wire brake station (100), in particular for use in a method according to one of the preceding claims, for braking (6000) a wire (1) transported by means of an air pressure transport system (200), wherein the wire brake station (100) has a wire receiver (101) which can be connected to a transport line (201) of the air pressure transport system (200) and a wire output (102), which is arranged facing away from the wire receiver (101), for controlled output (10000) of the wire (1), wherein the wire brake station (100) has a braking device (103), which is arranged between the wire receiver (101) and the wire output (102), for braking (6000) a wire (1) which is running via the transport line (201), and a feed device (104), which is arranged for output (5000) a wire (1) from the wire output (102) at an adjustable feed speed, characterized in that, the wire brake station (100) further comprises a presence sensor (112), in particular a ring sensor, by means of which the presence of a wire (1) located in the wire brake station (100) can be detected.Wire brake station (100) according to claim 7, wherein the brake device (103) comprises an electromagnetic brake device, such as an eddy current brake, and / or two rollers (106) forming a gap (105), wherein the gap (105) is arranged in the transport path of the wire (1) and the rollers (106) are prestressed against one another, so that a wire (1) entering the wire brake station (100) via the wire receiver (101) is braked in the gap (105).Wire brake station (100) according to claim 8, wherein the feed device (104) is designed for driving the rollers (106) in opposite directions, so that a previously braked wire (1) can be discharged from the wire output (102), passing through the gap (105), overcoming the prestressing force of the rollers (106), by means of the feed device (104).Wire brake station (100) according to Claim 8 or 9, wherein the rollers (106) are prestressed via a tension spring (111) arranged between them and connecting in particular their roller axles.Wire brake station (100) according to one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the rollers (106) are each mounted on a lever arm (107), which are pivotable relative to one another, whereby the rollers (106) are movable relative to one another substantially perpendicular to the transport path of the wire (1) for continuously adapting the gap (105) to different wire thicknesses.Wire brake station (100) according to one of Claims 7 to 11, wherein the feed device (104) has a stepper motor (108), by means of which the rollers (106) are synchronously driven by means of at least one belt (110) guided over a deflection roller mechanism (109).Wire brake station (100) according to claim 7, wherein the presence of a wire (1) located in the wire brake station (100) can be signaled to operating personnel located in the access area of the wire brake station (100) via a signaling device (113) present in the wire brake station (100).The wire brake station (100) of claim 13, further comprising an actuator (114), such as a button, for manually dispensing a wire (1) from the wire dispenser (102) once the presence of a wire (1) has been signalled.Wire brake station (100) according to one of Claims 7 to 14, wherein the wire output (102) for reducing the risk for operating personnel located in the access region of the wire brake station (100) is designed as an outlet angled obliquely out of the transport path.Arrangement for transporting a prefabricated wire (1) from a wire automatic assembly machine (300) to a processing station (400), wherein the arrangement comprises a wire automatic assembly machine (300), a processing station (400) and an air pressure transport system (200) having a transport line (201) for transporting wires (1) from the wire automatic assembly machine (300) to the processing station (400), wherein the arrangement comprises a wire brake station (100) according to one of claims 7 to 15, the wire output (102) of which opens into the processing station (400).Arrangement according to Claim 16, which has a plurality of processing stations (400) which are designed as a manual wiring workstation and which are each assigned a transport line (201) and a wire brake station (100) which is connected to the latter at the end, wherein the arrangement furthermore has a wire switch (500) which is arranged between the wire assembly machine (300) and the processing stations (400) and has a wire inlet (501) and a plurality of wire outlets (502), wherein the wire switch (500) is connected on the inlet side via a transport line (201) to the wire assembly machine (300) and on the outlet side via respective transport lines (201) to the plurality of processing stations (400), wherein the wire switch (500) is configured to feed a wire (1) to a target processing station (400) for selectively feeding a wire (1) into one of the transport lines (201) connected to the wire exits (502).

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