Executive summary Hand-winding cable coils gives uneven turns and loose coils that are hard to bind and stack. Our machine in this video winds yellow cable on a rotary table under a press head, then clamp arms close on the coil to keep it tight for binding. Turns per coil follow from the cable length divided by the mean turn length.
Table of Contents
- What the video shows
- How the coil is wound and held
- Turns per coil
- Controls and safety
- Selection checklist for a cable coiling and binding machine
- Engineering FAQ
- Next step
- Related reading
- Sources
What the video shows
Yellow cable is fed in and guided to the centre of a rotary table. The table turns and the press head comes down, so the cable is laid on in even turns round the centre.
The table pauses while the press head holds the coil, and clamp arms close on the outside of the coil to keep it from loosening. The table then turns again to lay more cable on before slowing to a stop, and the press head and arms return for the next coil. The FHOPE watermark shows in the video.
How the coil is wound and held
Times are read from the video timestamps.
| Step | What happens | Video time |
|---|---|---|
| Feed | Cable is guided to the table centre | about 0–6 s |
| Wind | The table turns under the press head | about 6–18 s |
| Hold | The table pauses and the head holds the coil | about 18–24 s |
| Clamp | Clamp arms close on the coil outside | about 30–42 s |
| Wind on | The table turns again to add cable | about 42–60 s |
| Finish | The table stops and the head and arms return | about 60–84 s |
Short gaps between the times are moves between positions. The video covers winding and holding; binding follows once the coil is clamped, and holding it between winding steps keeps the turns tight for that step.
Turns per coil
Illustrative example:
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Cable length per coil (illustrative) | 100 m |
| Mean coil diameter (illustrative) | 0.4 m |
| Mean turn length, π × 0.4 | about 1.26 m |
| Turns per coil, 100 ÷ 1.26 | about 79 |
A thicker cable fills the coil faster, so the coil diameter grows sooner for the same length.
Controls and safety
The table turns, the press head comes down and the clamp arms close with force. Keep hands away from the table and arms while the machine runs, and remove a coil or clear a jam only with it stopped and isolated.
The standards that apply depend on the destination market. For CE markets, ISO 12100 sets the risk-assessment method and EN 415-10 sets general requirements for packaging machines.
Selection checklist for a cable coiling and binding machine
- Cable diameter and type.
- Length per coil and coil diameters.
- Binding method and ties per coil.
- Feed from a drum or from the line.
- Coils per shift.
- How coils are removed.
Engineering FAQ
Q: What does the machine do? A: It winds cable into a coil on a rotary table and holds it tight for binding.
Q: How many turns are in a coil? A: Length over mean turn length: 100 ÷ 1.26 m gives about 79 turns in our example.
Q: Why the press head? A: It holds the turns down so the coil stays even as it is wound.
Q: What do the clamp arms do? A: They close on the coil outside so it does not loosen between steps.
Q: Can it take my cable size? A: Send the cable diameter and coil length and we set the table and head.
Next step
We plan your cable coiling and binding machine in three steps:
- Submit your layout drawing with cable size and type to info@fhopepack.com.
- Receive a proposal within 48 hours, with coil length and diameters.
- Book a site survey to check binding method and coils per shift.
Related reading
- Cable packing machine
- Video: cable coil packing machine and wire packing machine
- Video: automatic cable coiling, strapping and shrink packaging machine
Sources
- Machine content: FHOPE engineering team, 2026-10-04
- Turns example: our worked example, illustrative values
- Machine in action: our video on YouTube
- Standards scope: ISO 12100:2010, EN 415-10:2014
Last reviewed: 2026-10-04
