Fully Automatic Cutting of Steel Cable Wires

Standard machines for cable processing can neither perform a precise cut nor prevent the wires from "popping up". Because of this, Metzner has developed a fully automatic processing machine with outstanding cutting quality and great length accuracy for steel cable wires of up to 20 mm diameter. The steel cable wires are fed by a motorised feeding device in combination with a contact-free loop control. Then, program-controlled and positionally accurate marking tapes are applied to the steel cable – with a cycle time of less than two seconds. In addition, a wax printer marks all the fastening and processing points that will be required for subsequent processing. This labelling method is carried out in a continuous process. The cut is then made using a special cutting process. Precise length accuracy is achieved by a special laser measuring system. A material stacker with a storage area of up to 12 metres ensures that the steel cable wires are deposited in an orderly manner. All cut steel rope can be stored and sorted according to length to allow it to be removed at a later point.

Machining with exact length accuracy and without cracking

This special Metzner development cuts and labels steel cable wires of up to 20 mm diameter. To prevent the cut rope ends from "untwisting", the production line attaches marking tapes to the later cut points. Our product video will give you an insight into the machining process.