DESIGN OF A CABLE PACKAGING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SECURING CABLE ENDS WITHOUT THE USE OF AUXILIARY MATERIALS

Cable packaging machines are devices that automatically wrap long and thin materials, such as wires, cables, and pipes, into organized packages. These machines play a crucial role in cable production by saving time and labor during the manufacturing process. While there are various types and features of cable packaging machines, their common objective is to ensure that materials are wrapped to the correct size, tightly packed, and easily transported. In this study, the performance of a newly designed and manufactured machine was evaluated. This machine is capable of packaging cables in coil form without the use of auxiliary materials such as twine, stretch film, or straps. The system is composed of seven main sections: the flayer, tension control unit, traverse unit, cable winding heads, clamp group, shrink unit, and the main control panel. A noteworthy feature of the machine is that the cable winding heads can rotate 180°, and the elimination of auxiliary materials in the packaging process reduces costs and minimizes the time lost during cable winding. Experimental results show that the machine is capable of wrapping 12 coils per minute for short-length cables (5 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, 25 m) and 8 coils per minute for long-length cables (50 m, 100 m).