Strander, Planetary

A wire rope stranding machine in which the multiple of individual spools of wire are supported in cradles suspended in a rotating carriage. This allows the formation of a strand in which the individual components are free of residual torsional forces. The cradles operate with planetary motion derived from sun and planet gearing located at one end of the rotating carriage. The wires are led from the spools through the front trunnion of the supporting cradles to the lay plate, forming die and then to the capstan haul-off and take-up drum.