Twinner

This double-twist type of machine is used to twist or “twin” together two single wires or flexible cores. It is comprised of a counter-weighted cradle supported within a bow frame that can be rotated on trunnions around the cradle by a motor. It is this rotation that imparts the lay length in the product. The cradle is counter-weighted to prevent its rotation within the bow frame. The take-up reel, which is supported in the cradle, is free to rotate on its own axis and is driven by a independent motor. The relationship between the bow frame RPM and the take-up reel RPM sets the final lay in the product.