
Development, construction and assembly of stranding machines and equipment for the cable and wire rope industry.
SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH
MagdeburgNew on Amplifa
About SKET Verseilmaschinenbau
SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH develops, designs, manufactures and assembles machines and equipment for the cable and wire rope industry. The product range includes basket stranding machines with and without back twist (MKRD/MVD, MKVS, MKD as Rigid Strander), Central Strander MKZ, universal stranding machines MWR, vertical stranding machines MVD for long deep-sea cables, high-speed and pipe stranding machines SRW as well as double twist stranding machines MSDN/MSDC. The machines are used, among other things, for the production of OPGW, Fibre Optic Submarine Cables, offshore power cables as well as steel strands and steel ropes. The company operates a 40,000 m² company site in Magdeburg with over 10,000 m² of production and assembly space and employs 150 engineers and skilled workers. Systems are delivered worldwide; the company is part of the WILMS Group of companies.
- Site
- Magdeburg
- Processes
- Development, design, construction and delivery of basket stranding machines with back twist, Development, design, construction and delivery of basket stranding machines without back twist, Development, design, construction and delivery of Central Strander MKZ (production of conductor, Development, design, construction and delivery of universal stranding machines MWR, Development, design, construction and delivery of high-speed/pipe stranding machines SRW (steel, Development, design, construction and delivery of double twist stranding machines MSDN/MSDC, Development, design, construction and delivery of basket stranding machines with back twist MKVS, Manufacturing and assembly (over 10,000 sqm of production and assembly space on a 40,000 m² company
- Materials
- Copper, Aluminium, Steel wire (for steel strands and steel ropes), Steel wire
- Employees
- 150
- Industries
- Cable industry, Wire rope industry, Offshore power cables, Submarine Cables / Deep-sea cables, OPGW
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Development
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Design
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Manufacturing
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Assembly
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Delivery
Materials and Processes
Copper
Processing target of the MKZ machines for the production of conductor cables.
Aluminium
Processing target of the MKZ machines for the production of conductor cables.
Steel wire
Starting material for steel strands and steel ropes on SRW and MKVS machines.
Locations

Magdeburg
DEHeadquarters, manufacturing and assembly
- Materials
- Steel
- Basket stranding machine with back twist MKRD/MVD
- Basket stranding machine without back twist MKD (Rigid Strander)
- Central Strander MKZ
- Universal stranding machine MWR
- Vertical stranding machine MVD
- High-speed/pipe stranding machine SRW
- Double twist stranding machine MSDN/MSDC
- Basket stranding machine with back twist MKVS
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Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development, design, construction and delivery of basket stranding machines with back twistEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, design, construction and delivery of basket stranding machines without back twistEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, design, construction and delivery of Central Strander MKZ (production of conductorEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, design, construction and delivery of universal stranding machines MWREngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, design, construction and delivery of high-speed/pipe stranding machines SRW (steelEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, design, construction and delivery of double twist stranding machines MSDN/MSDCEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, design, construction and delivery of basket stranding machines with back twist MKVSEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing and assembly (over 10,000 sqm of production and assembly space on a 40,000 m² companyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basket stranding machine with back twist | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKRD/MVD | – | – | – | Magdeburg |
| Central Strander | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKZ | – | – | – | Magdeburg |
| Basket stranding machine without back twist (Rigid Strander) | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKD | – | – | – | Magdeburg |
| Universal stranding machine | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MWR | – | – | – | Magdeburg |
| Vertical stranding machine | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MVD | – | Core cross-section 95–1600 mm²; core diameter 32–120 mm; max. cable diameter 350 mm; loading | – | Magdeburg |
| High-speed/pipe stranding machine | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH SRW | – | – | – | Magdeburg |
| Double twist stranding machine | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MSDN/MSDC | – | – | – | Magdeburg |
| Basket stranding machine with back twist | SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKVS | – | – | – | Magdeburg |
Additional services
History
- 1980er
New development and further development of the Central Strander MKZ machine system, which revolutionised the production of conductor cables made of copper and aluminium