Cable Reel Types and Styles
Explore the wide array of cable reels available for your business
An industrial cable reel carries conductive, lifting or other types of cable. In business, they accommodate maintenance bays, refueling areas, cable storage and/or wash-down equipment among other uses. They hold lengthy cable by wrapping or rolling it around the center, so the cables, wires, hoses, or other materials are safe for transport, usage and/or storage.You can buy manual or electric cable reels, plastic cable reels or wire cable reels, standard or custom cable reels. They accommodate simple storage dilemmas, and they make day-to-day operations safer and easier. For more information about cable reel types and styles, read on.
1. Check out the different types of electric cable reels.
2. See how eco-friendly plastic cable reels are.
3. Use metallic cable reels for harsh conditions.
Lighten the load with industrial cable reels that wind using electricity
Electric cable reels provide electricity to maintain power during winding or unwinding. The more advanced electric cable reels are self-winding. You can also purchase cable reels that have a live connection for hoses or electrical cable, so they are usable while still wrapped on the reel. This comes in handy with cable reels that connect to lighting or tools that need electricity to function.
Try: For a look at some electric cable reels, check out Coxreels. UEA offers a variety of electric motorized cable reels, and Conductix Wampfler has more motor-driven cable reels. Also, check out the variety of cable reels shown on the Dultmeir Sales site.
Buy cable reels that are environmentally friendly for added benefits
Most plastic cable reels made from recycled material which you can recycle for repeated use. Benefits of the plastic cable reels include competitive prices, and they weigh less than other cable reels. Wood cable reels are another option. They are eco-friendly, competitively priced, but they are very heavy.
Try: Reel Core is a plastic cable reel supplier/manufacturer. Carrisreels offers wood cable reels with specifications available on the website, as well as plastic reels if you search elsewhere on their site.
Discover whether an industrial cable wire reel will do the job
When looking for a metallic cable reel, you find steel is the most common metal used to make cable reels. These reels are ideal when exposure to outdoor weather conditions or chemicals is possible. They withstand these conditions better than other cable reel materials, and they allow for custom specifications.
Try: For steel reels in different sizes and NEMA Class I and Class II compliant, see Sonoco. Northern Tool + Equipment offers portable wire cable reels. Clark Wire & Cable carries an extensive line of stainless steel cable reels for harsh or sanitary environments.
- Reduce the cost of a cable reel by buying one with a manual crank.
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