{"id":3705,"date":"2021-05-25T10:22:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2026-10-18T04:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T04:13:45","slug":"how-to-choose-a-packing-line-for-steel-cable-wire-coil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/how-to-choose-a-packing-line-for-steel-cable-wire-coil\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose a packing line for steel cable wire coil"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A packing line for steel cable and wire coil is chosen in three decisions: how the coil is made and strapped, how it is covered, and how it is stacked. We answer each with a module: a coiler with PP strapping, a shrink or stretch-wrap station, and robot or gantry stacking. Our cable coiling machines make coils of 240\u2013460 mm OD at 2\u20132.5 coils per minute. A worked example sizes a line for 2 coils per minute.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iEGlTAEVBds\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2 id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#three\">Three decisions when configuring a cable coil packing line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#line\">Robot stacking line: configuration and sequence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#coiling\">Decision 1: coiling and strapping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#covering\">Decision 2: shrink or stretch wrap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#stacking\">Decision 3: robot or gantry stacking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#example\">Worked example: a 2 coil\/min line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist: what to send us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#safety\">Safety: EN 415-10 and ISO 12100<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#next-step\">Next step<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related-reading\">Related reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sources\">Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"three\">Three decisions when configuring a cable coil packing line<\/h2>\n<p>When a cable or wire maker asks us for a packing line, we offer it in three parts and ask two questions before we quote. Which covering does the market want, shrink film or stretch wrap? And how should the coils be stacked: what pallet size, what pattern, how high?<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Decision<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Our options<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">1. Make and secure the coil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">automatic coiling with PP strapping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">2. Cover the coil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">shrink film, or stretch-film wrapping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">3. Stack the coils<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">six-axis robot, or gantry stacker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"line\">Robot stacking line: configuration and sequence<\/h2>\n<p>This is a robot stacking line. A coil, strapped with white PP bands, sits on a platform with red rubber pads. A U-shaped clamp comes down from above, grips it and carries it to the next station. There the coil is set on a turntable and covered with clear film. At the end, a six-axis robot picks each finished coil and places it on a wooden pallet inside a fenced cell.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"coiling\">Decision 1: coiling and strapping<\/h2>\n<p>The coiler counts the length, winds the coil and cuts the cable, controlled by PLC and HMI. Strapping then ties the coil so it keeps its shape for covering and stacking.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Item<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Automatic cable winding machine<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Cable winding and strapping with stacking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coil ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">140\u2013200 mm<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">135\u2013220 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coil OD<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">240\u2013460 mm<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">180\u2013400 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coil height<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">60\u2013100 mm<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">80\u2013130 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coil weight<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">max. 50 kg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">per project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Cable diameter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">3\u201315 mm<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">1.5\u20136 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Speed<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">2\u20132.5 coils\/min<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">up to 2 coils\/min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Meter counter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">0.01\u2013100 m<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">0.01\u2013200 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Air \/ power<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">6 bar; AC 380 V, 50 Hz, 3 phase<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">6 bar; AC 380 V, 50 Hz, 3 phase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The line runs online behind the extruder or offline from a payoff.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"covering\">Decision 2: shrink or stretch wrap<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shrink film<\/strong> puts a sleeve around the coil and shrinks it tight in a tunnel. It gives a closed, neat pack that shows the coil and label.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stretch wrap<\/strong> runs film through the eye of the coil and around it. It needs no heat and handles larger coils. An optional device inserts the label under the film automatically.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"stacking\">Decision 3: robot or gantry stacking<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>six-axis robot<\/strong> picks coils from the end of the line and builds the pallet pattern you choose. One robot cell can change pattern by program.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>gantry stacker<\/strong> runs on a frame over the pallets. It suits long, straight lines and heavier coils.<\/p>\n<p>With coiling, covering and stacking automated, one operator can monitor 4\u20136 lines.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"example\">Worked example: a 2 coil\/min line<\/h2>\n<p>Illustrative case: cable leaves the extruder at 200 m\/min and is packed in 100 m coils of 400 mm OD, 120 mm high, 20 kg each, on 1,200 \u00d7 1,000 mm pallets stacked to 1,000 mm.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Step<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Calculation<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coils needed per minute<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">200 m\/min \u00f7 100 m<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">2 coils\/min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coil size check<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">400 mm OD, 120 mm high<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">inside the strapping-and-stacking range (OD 180\u2013400 mm, height 80\u2013130 mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coiler speed<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">up to 2 coils\/min<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">matches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coils per layer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">1,200 \u00f7 400 = 3; 1,000 \u00f7 400 = 2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Layers<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">1,000 mm \u00f7 120 mm, rounded down<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">8 (960 mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Coils per pallet<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">6 \u00d7 8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Pallet change<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">48 \u00f7 2 coils\/min<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">every 24 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Pallet load<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">48 \u00d7 20 kg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">960 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Result.<\/strong> At 2 coils per minute the stacker builds a full pallet every 24 minutes. The coiler sets the pace, so the covering station and robot must keep up with it. If the line runs faster, the next step is a second coiler, not a faster robot.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"selection-checklist\">Selection checklist: what to send us<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Cable diameter, length per coil and line speed.<\/li>\n<li>Coil ID, OD, height and weight.<\/li>\n<li>Covering: shrink film or stretch wrap; label inside or outside.<\/li>\n<li>Stacking: robot or gantry, pallet size L \u00d7 W, stacking height and pattern.<\/li>\n<li>Online behind the extruder, or offline.<\/li>\n<li>Voltage and air supply.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Safety: EN 415-10 and ISO 12100<\/h2>\n<p>We design the line to EN 415-10 and assess its risks to ISO 12100. The clamp, the turntable and the robot are the moving hazards. The robot works inside a fenced cell, and we interlock the access door so the robot stops when it opens. The robot cell also follows the industrial robot safety standard ISO 10218. Guards and CE documents are agreed per project.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: Can one line pack several cable sizes?\nA: Yes, within the coil range of the coiler; lengths and parameters are set on the HMI.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Shrink or stretch wrap: which costs less to run?\nA: Stretch wrap usually costs less to run, because it needs no heat; a shrink tunnel draws heating power all the time it is ready. Shrink film gives a closed pack. We compare film use and energy per coil for your sizes.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Robot or gantry?\nA: A robot suits compact cells and pattern changes; a gantry suits long lines and heavier coils.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Which standard applies?\nA: EN 415-10 for the line, with ISO 12100 for the risk assessment.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Send coil sizes, line speed and pallet pattern<\/strong> to info@fhopepack.com.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We choose<\/strong> the coiler, covering and stacking modules.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We reply within 24 hours<\/strong> with a layout and quotation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/automatic-cable-coiling-strapping-and-shrink-packaging-machine\/\">Automatic cable coiling, strapping and shrink packaging machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/wire-cable-rewinding-strapping-machine-real-24-hour-continuous-running\/\">Wire cable rewinding and strapping machine, 24-hour running<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/economic-cable-coil-packing-machine-wire-wrapping-machine\/\">Economic cable coil packing machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/coil-stacking-palletizing-equipment\/\">Coil stacking and palletizing equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Cable-packing-machine\/cable-winding-strapping.html\">Cable winding and strapping with stacking (product)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>FHOPE product pages: automatic cable winding machine; cable winding and strapping with stacking<\/li>\n<li>FHOPE project notes on cable packing options and pre-quote questions<\/li>\n<li>Our robot stacking line shown above<\/li>\n<li>Worked example: illustrative figures<\/li>\n<li>Standards: EN 415-10; ISO 12100:2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> 2026-10-18<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive summary A packing line for steel cable and wire coil is chosen in three decisions: how the coil is made and strapped, how it is covered, and how it is stacked. 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