Plywood Cable Drums
Cable drums that hold the tension and survive the yard.
Plywood-flange drums for power, telecom and fibre cable — hardwood arbors, steel tie-rods, balanced to take the pull and the rough handling, and shipped FOB Cochin.
Specification
The spec sheet, in full.
Built to your cable's weight, bend radius and traverse — flange, barrel and arbor sized to the reel.
| Product | Plywood cable drums / reels |
|---|---|
| Cable types | Power, control, telecom and fibre-optic cable |
| Flange diameter | 600 – 3000 mm |
| Construction | Phenolic-bonded plywood flanges, hardwood arbor / barrel, galvanised steel tie-rods |
| Barrel & traverse | Sized to cable diameter, bend radius and drum length to your drawing |
| Finish | Painted, stencilled and marked to your spec |
| Moisture | 15% or below at dispatch |
| Treatment | ISPM-15 treated and stamped on solid-wood members |
| Minimum order | Confirmed at quotation; LCL consolidation available where route and quantity allow |
| Lead time | 7–10 working days for stock items; 15–20 for made-to-order, from receipt of advance |
Send your cable diameter, length and weight per drum for a written quote within one business day.
Why our drums
A drum that fails takes the cable with it.
Balanced and tensioned
Tie-rods torqued and flanges trued so the drum runs straight on the pay-off stand without wobble.
To the cable-maker's drawing
Flange, barrel and arbor sized to the reel — bend radius respected, traverse correct.
Export-ready from Cochin
ISPM-15 stamped, marked and loaded FOB Cochin for power, telecom and fibre projects abroad.
Sizing a drum to the cable, not to a catalogue
Flange diameter, barrel diameter and traverse are set by the cable’s own bend radius and the length on the reel. Get the barrel wrong and you damage the cable before it ships.
| Dimension | What sets it |
|---|---|
| Flange diameter | Overall height of the drum. Set by cable length and how many layers wind on. |
| Barrel (core) diameter | The critical one. Must respect the cable’s minimum bend radius, or the inner turns are stressed permanently. |
| Traverse (inside width) | Distance between flanges. Decides how evenly the cable lays and whether it cross-winds. |
| Spindle hole | Sized to the paying-out gear at both ends of the journey. |
| Lagging | Battens closing the outer face where the cable must be protected in transit or stored outdoors. |
What we need to quote accurately
Send the cable, not the drum — we will work the drum back from it.
- Cable outer diameter and minimum bend radius.
- Length per drum and the weight that puts on the flanges.
- Handling — spindle, forklift or crane, at both ends.
- Storage — indoor, outdoor or sea freight, which decides lagging and treatment.
- Quantity and repeat — drums are usually a recurring line, so tell us the run rate.
Questions buyers ask
Plywood cable drums, answered.
What flange sizes of plywood cable drum do you make?
Plywood cable drums from 600 mm to 3000 mm flange diameter, with barrel and traverse sized to your cable.
Which cable types are the drums for?
Power, control, telecom and fibre-optic cable - the barrel diameter is set to respect the cable's minimum bend radius.
What is the minimum order for cable drums?
Container load (FCL), FOB Cochin Port, painted and marked to specification.
Do cable drums need ISPM-15 treatment?
The plywood components are ISPM-15 exempt because plywood is an engineered wood. Any solid-wood flanges, battens or lagging are treated and stamped, and the certificate is issued with the shipment.
What sizes do you make?
Built to your cable rather than to a standard range. Send the cable diameter, bend radius and length per drum and we will come back with flange, barrel and traverse dimensions.
What are the flanges made from?
Tell us the cable weight, the number of trips the drum has to survive and how it will be handled, and we will confirm the flange construction with the quotation.
Plywood cable drums
Send the reel drawing. Get a number, not a brochure.
Tell us cable diameter, length and weight per drum. The export desk replies within one business day.