Queins Machines has manufactured cutting-edge planetary strander

The Germany-based machine manufacturer QUEINS MACHINES has recently developed and manufactured an advanced horizontal planetary strander for the production of subsea cables.
The planetary strander has been designed according to several customers' trend setting and forward-looking requirements. The machine is designed for stranding of power conductors based on 3 reels with a filling weight of 55 tons each, 3 filler reels with a filling weight of 20 tons each and 2 fiber optic reels with filling weight of 3 tons each. Total product weight can reach up to 231 tons in a single path.

Other customer requirements such as delivering the machine on trucks to the site were achieved by a modular assembly for parts which are beyond street transportable size. For loading the planetary cage there is no heavy duty crane required.

The project had a guideline to achieve levels beyond the present standards of operator’s safety, low maintenance, high energy efficiency, high productivity and ergonomics.
As an example one item to reach high energy efficiency was the use of latest motor and drive technology with full energy recovery.

This machine is presently being installed and is going into production during the first quarter of 2016. This project is a progressive solution including technical progress for a high return of investment.