21/05/2026
【WIRE Magazine: A Digital Brain for Heavy-Duty Stranding】Power, Now with Precision
Pioneer Machinery is pleased to share our recently published article in WIRE Magazine, highlighting RigidEdge™ — our intelligent pneumatic tension control technology for heavy-duty rigid stranding.
Heavy-duty stranding still requires strong pneumatic braking force, but as production speeds and quality expectations rise, braking force alone is no longer enough.
RigidEdge™ keeps the high holding force of pneumatic disc brakes while adding digital control logic to every bobbin.
With independent proportional valves and DSP control units, the system estimates reel diameter and rotational inertia in real time, then fine-tunes air pressure for each bobbin to support more stable tension control.
Designed for heavy-duty applications such as large conductors, subsea cables, and steel wire armouring, RigidEdge™ helps reduce individual tension variation and supports more confident operation at higher production speeds.
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Read the full article in WIRE Magazine:
https://umformtechnik.net/wire/Content/Reports/A-digital-brain-for-heavy-duty-stranding
Learn more about Pioneer’s Rigid Stranding Machine and RigidEdge™ technology:
https://pioneer.bitrix24.site/
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