Wire & Cable Machinery

The machines
behind the cable.

For over 15 years GF has designed and built machinery for wire and cable production in Ravenna, Italy: SZ stranding machines, industrial reelers, pay-offs, take-ups and custom line equipment.

Pay-off Accumulator Spark tester Length counter Dual take-up
15+ years
Engineering industrial machinery
50+ machines
Designed and built to order
100+ clients
Across manufacturing industries
100% CE
Certified to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Who we are

One partner,
the whole line.

GF engineers equipment for every position of the cable line, from the pay-off that feeds the conductors to the take-up that winds the finished product. Each machine is designed to integrate with the equipment around it, whether the line is new or already in service.

Behind every machine there are more than fifteen years of custom machinery engineering. Design, fabrication, assembly and testing are carried out under one roof in Ravenna, Italy. Over the years GF has designed dozens of machines for cable makers and other manufacturers: stranders, winders, pay-offs, handling and process equipment, each one built around the customer's product.

Every machine leaves the workshop CE certified in compliance with Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, with motorization and controls configured for the customer's line architecture.

Stranding

GF SZ Stranding Machine

High-speed SZ strander for power cables, building wires and flexible cords, with line speed up to 400 m/min.

GF SZ stranding machine - high-speed SZ strander for power cables, building wires and flexible cords

Stranding at production speed.

The GF SZ strander twists insulated conductors with alternating S and Z lay. The pay-offs remain stationary and no reels rotate around the cable axis, so the machine runs in line with extrusion for continuous production, at speeds a conventional strander cannot reach.

  • Line speed up to 400 m/min
  • Interchangeable capsule formats for the optimal cable formation on every product
  • Integrates into new or existing stranding lines
  • Full-length safety guarding, CE certified
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Winding

GF Industrial Reeler

Winder and pay-off for reels up to ø2000 mm and 6000 kg, for electric cables, wire ropes, hoses and belts.

GF industrial reeler - winder and pay-off for cable reels up to 2000 mm diameter and 6000 kg

Every reel. Any material.

At the start and at the end of the line, the product lives on a reel. The GF industrial reeler winds and unwinds reels in steel, wood or any other material, from building wire to heavy power cable, with motorization and shaft configured to the customer's reels and drives.

  • Reel diameters from ø800 to ø2000 mm
  • Reel weight up to 6000 kg
  • Works as take-up and pay-off for cables, ropes, hoses and belts
  • Fully configurable at order, CE certified
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Beyond the catalogue

Engineered to order.

The two flagship machines are only part of the picture. Most of the machines GF has designed over the years were built for one customer, one product and one line.

Pay-offs & take-ups

Reel handling at both ends of the line: pay-offs, take-ups and rewinding stations, sized to the customer's reels and synchronized with line speed.

Line process units

Feeding capstans, torsion locking units and taping heads: the equipment that keeps tension, twist and geometry under control between pay-off and take-up.

Custom machines

When no standard machine fits the product, GF designs from a blank sheet. More than 50 machines engineered and built in over 15 years of activity.

Line integration & revamping

New machines designed to enter existing lines, and existing machines brought back to full performance. Motorization, drives and control panels are configured to the customer's architecture.

CE certification

Every machine is delivered CE marked in compliance with Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, complete with safety guarding, risk assessment and technical file.

Service & maintenance

GF was born in industrial maintenance. Installation, spare parts, preventive and predictive maintenance keep the machines running long after delivery.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which machines does GF build for cable production?
GF designs and builds machinery across the cable production line: high-speed SZ stranding machines, industrial reelers (winders and pay-offs up to ø2000 mm and 6000 kg), take-ups, feeding capstans, taping and torsion locking units, plus fully custom machines engineered around a specific product or process.
Can GF machines be integrated into an existing cable line?
Yes. Every GF machine is designed for line-level integration: motorization, drives and the electrical control panel are configured at order stage to match the control architecture of your new or existing line.
Are the machines CE certified and where are they built?
Yes. All GF machines comply with the European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (CE marking) and are entirely designed, fabricated, assembled and tested in Italy by GF Costruzioni e Manutenzioni S.r.l. in Ravenna.
Does GF build custom cable machinery?
Yes. Custom engineering is GF's core business: in over 15 years the company has designed and built more than 50 industrial machines, many of them for wire and cable makers. Dimensions, motorization, tooling and integration interfaces are defined around your product mix.

Tell us about
your line.

Whether you need a single machine or the equipment for an entire section of the line, start from your product. Our engineers will design the machine around it.

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