Cable Paralleling
Parallel your wire and cable for fast and efficient field installations
Parallel your wire and cable for fast and efficient field installations
What kinds of wire and cable can be paralleled?
Power wire & cable, shielded and unshielded multiconductor cable, sensor cables, ethernet cable, communication cable, air lines, etc.
Wire Capacity: 20AWG up to 700MCM / 646DLO
Cable Capacity: Small muti-conductor up to 1.375" diameter cable.
What spool options are available??
We utilize single use as well as reusable spools. These spools range from 1.5" diameter cores to 36" diameter cores.
Generally, we recommend a core diameter no smaller than 10 times the diameter of your largest wire or cable, but this may vary by the manufacturer's specification.
Our standard reusable spools that we keep in stock are made of a durable plastic and have a 6" diameter core and an outer flange diameter of 12." The width of these spools varies from 6" up to 28."
We work with several spool manufacturers, so we can find the spool that best matches your application.
How many wires and cables can be paralleled?
We commonly see 1 to 30 wires on a spool, but the number of wires and cables that can me paralleled really depends on your application, wire and cable size as well as the spool size. If your application allows the spools to be transported and deployed using forklifts or spool carts, then the size is generally not a limitation. However, if the spools need to be moved by hand or in a small space, utilizing multiple smaller spools is a better fit. We can work with you to figure out what the best fit is.
How can the wires and cables be paralleled?
There are two types of paralleling that we can do, and both types can be mixed on the same spool.
Individual: When we wind the wires and cables up one wire at a time we call this individual. We usually place a plastic or cardboard divider between the other wires and cables to be wound and then wind another wire or cable up against that divider. We repeat this process until the spool is full.
Grouped: When we wind multiple wires and cables at the same time into the same spool location, we call this grouped. A common example of this would be for motor wires utilizing a black, white, red and green single conductor wire all wound together.