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Development, construction and assembly of stranding machines and equipment for the cable and wire rope industry.

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SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH

MagdeburgNew on Amplifa

150Employees
40,000 m² company site, over 10,000 m²Magdeburg location
WorldwideDelivery area
WILMS Group of companiesGroup affiliation

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
  1. 01

    Development

  2. 02

    Design

  3. 03

    Manufacturing

  4. 04

    Assembly

  5. 05

    Delivery

Materials and Processes

Cu

Copper

Processing target of the MKZ machines for the production of conductor cables.

Al

Aluminium

Processing target of the MKZ machines for the production of conductor cables.

Stahl

Steel wire

Starting material for steel strands and steel ropes on SRW and MKVS machines.

Locations

Standort Magdeburg

Magdeburg

DE

Headquarters, 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

Machine Systems

Basket stranding machine with back twist MKRD/MVD
Basket stranding machine with back twist MKRD/MVDStranding technology · Cable industry
Central Strander MKZ
Central Strander MKZStranding technology · Conductor cables made of copper and aluminium
Basket stranding machine without back twist MKD (Rigid Strander)
Basket stranding machine without back twist MKD (Rigid Strander)Stranding technology · Cable and steel rope industry
Universal stranding machine MWR
Universal stranding machine MWRStranding technology · Wide range of applications
Vertical stranding machine MVD
Vertical stranding machine MVDStranding technology · Deep-sea cables
High-speed/pipe stranding machine SRW
High-speed/pipe stranding machine SRWStranding technology · Wire rope industry
Double twist stranding machine MSDN/MSDC
Double twist stranding machine MSDN/MSDCStranding technology · Steel rope industry
Basket stranding machine with back twist MKVS
Basket stranding machine with back twist MKVSStranding technology · Steel strands and steel ropes

Inside the production

Manufacturing in Magdeburg
Manufacturing in Magdeburg
Mechanical engineering for stranding technology
Mechanical engineering for stranding technology
Vertical stranding machine MVD
Vertical stranding machine MVD
Deliveries worldwide
Deliveries worldwide
Certificate
Certificate

Industries

Cable industryWire rope industryOffshore power cablesSubmarine Cables / Deep-sea cablesOPGW

Processes & technical limits

ProcessesToleranceMax. partWeightLot sizeMaterials
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

MachineManufacturer / modelQuantityWorking areaYear builtSite
Basket stranding machine with back twistSKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKRD/MVD–––Magdeburg
Central StranderSKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKZ–––Magdeburg
Basket stranding machine without back twist (Rigid Strander)SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKD–––Magdeburg
Universal stranding machineSKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MWR–––Magdeburg
Vertical stranding machineSKET 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 machineSKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH SRW–––Magdeburg
Double twist stranding machineSKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MSDN/MSDC–––Magdeburg
Basket stranding machine with back twistSKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH MKVS–––Magdeburg

Additional services

DesignManufacturingAssemblyDelivery of machines and equipment for the cable and wire rope industry

History

  1. 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

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