Description

Over the years, increasing pressure to achieve or retain a competitive edge has led engineers to increase the operational speeds and thereby the production rates of cable-making and twist-stranding machines. In the past, this trend encouraged the development of optimized drives of every feasible type. More recently, the use of lightweight materials has grown in importance. The objective here is to reduce weight by using lightweight metallic (aluminum, magnesium) or organic materials (polymers, carbon fibers).