Efficient Cable Handling for Large Bobbins and Heavy Cables

The Portal Type Travelling Pay-off & Take-up Machine is a heavy-duty cable handling system designed for paying off and taking up cables on large bobbins during cable manufacturing, testing, or rewinding processes. Installed on ground rails, this gantry-style machine travels smoothly along the production line, ensuring stable, synchronized, and safe cable operation.

It is widely used in power cable factories, armored cable lines, extrusion lines, testing lines, and rewinding stations, especially where large drum sizes and high cable weights are involved.

Purpose and Working Principle

This equipment is mainly used to:

• Pay off finished or semi-finished cables from large drums

• Take up cables uniformly onto drums after processing

• Automatically travel along ground rails to follow cable movement

During operation, the portal frame moves forward or backward on rails while the drum rotates under controlled torque. This design ensures stable cable tension, accurate alignment, and neat winding, even for heavy-duty cables.

Key Features and Advantages

• Portal (Gantry) Structure
  High-strength steel frame provides excellent rigidity and stability, suitable for large-diameter and heavy cable drums.

• Ground Rail Travelling System
  Smooth and precise travelling along floor-mounted rails ensures accurate cable tracking and reduces mechanical stress on the cable.

• Wide Drum Compatibility
  Designed to handle a wide range of drum diameters, widths, and weights, making it ideal for medium- and high-voltage cable production.

• Stable Tension Control
  Equipped with mechanical, pneumatic, or motor-driven tension control systems to maintain constant cable tension during pay-off or take-up.

• Safe and Reliable Operation
  Features such as limit switches, emergency stop systems, overload protection, and mechanical locking devices enhance operator safety.

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Typical Applications

The Portal Type Travelling Pay-off & Take-up Machine is commonly applied in:

• Power cable production lines

• Armoring and sheathing lines

• Cable testing and inspection lines

• Large-drum cable rewinding operations

• High-capacity cable storage and transfer processes

It is especially suitable for long-length cables and heavy armored cables where standard stationary pay-off systems are insufficient.

Benefits for Cable Manufacturers

Using a portal type travelling pay-off & take-up machine helps manufacturers achieve:

• Improved cable appearance and winding quality

• Reduced risk of cable damage during handling

• Higher operational efficiency for large drums

• Safer working conditions for operators

• Better integration with automated cable production lines

Customizable Design

The machine can be customized according to:

• Drum size and maximum load capacity

• Rail length and travelling speed

• Required tension range

• Manual, semi-automatic, or fully automatic control modes

• Integration with upstream and downstream equipment

The Portal Type Travelling Pay-off & Take-up Machine is an essential solution for modern cable factories aiming to handle large cables efficiently, safely, and reliably. It plays a key role in ensuring smooth cable flow and consistent quality across the entire production process.