Cable unwinder – heavy duty, spools up to 500 mm
The cable unwinder actively turns spools of cable, wire or stranded conductor and guides the material straight to the cutting machine or test bench. Constant pulling force protects fine cores, while the powerful drive manages spools up to 500 mm. Made in Germany.
Why the Cable unwinder?
When heavy spools are drawn off, the cable twists, the spool overruns or jams entirely. This is exactly where the cable unwinder steps in: its motor turns the spool under control, the sprung tension arm balances load peaks, and it feeds wire or strand evenly into the line.
Why the Cable unwinder?
Spool under motor power
The drive turns the spool actively instead of letting it merely run along. Metered steplessly from zero to full output, it follows the feed of the cut-to-length machine or crimping line.
Tonne-heavy coils under control
Cable that can barely be turned by hand runs off smoothly here. The drive masters spool diameters up to 500 mm and coil weights up to 20 kg.
Ready to run on 230 V
Motor and control are built into the unit. You push the plug into a 230 V socket and the unwinder runs, with no dedicated control cabinet required at the cutting or test bench.
Tied into the assembly line
Aluminium profile and tension arm provide steady pulling force to the cut-to-length machine, crimping line or length measurement. The unwinder couples onto existing machinery.
Straight from the maker
Without a middleman you talk to Evotec. Special mounts for differing spools, other conductor cross-sections and individual solutions are produced in our own plant.
Shift-proof, German-built
The robust aluminium construction is laid out for continuous running in shift operation. Development and build happen in Germany, aimed at a long lifespan at the cable workstation.
Drive and control for cable and strand
The motor rolls cable, single cores or tubing off the spool in a defined way, while the built-in control keeps pulling force at the same level. The cut length therefore stays accurate.
- Output stepless from zero to full, in sync with the cut-to-length machine
- Running direction switchable for varied spool windings
- Tension arm brakes load peaks during cable pay-off
- Control integrated, ready for service on 230 V
Where the cable unwinder works
Cable assembly with crimp line
Supplies cut-to-length machine and crimp press with single cores from heavy spools, so the assembly line runs without manual draw-off.
Cutting cable to length
Serves the cut-to-length machine with steady pulling force, so length measurement and cut stay accurate even with large spools.
Control cabinet wiring
Keeps single cores and strand at hand at the wiring station, so the fitter takes the conductor straight off the motorised spool.
Tubing and conduit processing
Fetches tubing and corrugated conduit kink-free from the spool and hands it evenly to the cutting or bundling station.
Conductor test bench
Passes wire and strand with even pulling force to the test bench, so continuity and length checks run without jams.
Rewinding in production
Loads winding and rewinding stations with wire from large master spools when material is transferred onto smaller spools.
The cable unwinder in pictures
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Special machine building and connection for your cable processing
Should spool, cross-section or line deviate from the series state, we modify the unwinder. From a special mount through to integration into the crimping line, at Evotec it all comes from a single source.
- Special mounts for differing spool and core diameters
- Laid out from fine strand to heavy multi-core cable
- Chaining with cut-to-length machine, crimping line or test bench
- Mechanical and electrical hook-up to existing equipment
Request your cable unwinder now
Tell us about your spools and your line. We supply the right standard unit or a custom build directly from the manufacturer in Arnsberg.