Environment-friendliness of products and production is important for Nestor Cables. Environmental considerations are integrated also into product packaging. Most of the cable products are delivered to customers by using drums made of wood, plywood or plastic. Our partner in handling the recyclable cable drums is Versowood Oy.
The cable drum has been designed to be handled in an upright position. The drum should never be stored on its side. (During transport, drum sizes K6-K9 can be placed on their side temporarily).
The arrow on side of the cable drum shows the direction of rotation. Pulling the cable off the drum should be done in the opposite direction.
When lifting the drum with a steel wire, insert an axle through the drum and attach a lifting spreader. If a spreader is not available, make sure the lifting wire islong enough. This minimizes the risk of damage to the drum’s sides. The drum must be lifted in a balanced position and separate from the other drums. Never leave the loose end of the cable between the drum and the wire.
When handling the drum with a forklift, the forks must be longer than the width of the drum. When moving the drum, the mast must be tilted so that the drum stays on the forks. Avoid touching the ground with the forks. The forklift must be stationary before the drum can be placed on the ground. Leave enough space between the drums to prevent the forklift from striking them. Never use the forklift to push cable drums.
Because drums roll easily, they must always be properly fastened especially during transport.
The drum should also be shored up during transport and storage.
Drums
The measurements of standard cable drums are presented in the table below.
Wood is a natural material, and its weight can flunctuate for example because of humidity. Please notice that the drum weights in the table are estimates, and the presented weights are possible only when the volume of wood mass is 420 kg/m³ and the humidity of wood is 20%. If wood is dryer or wetter, it will also change the weight of the drum.
Measurements in millimetres, weights in kilograms.
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K14
K16
K18
K20
K22
K24
Flange Ø (D)
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2400
Barrel Ø (D1)
250
325
375
425
500
575
675
800
950
1100
1300
1394
1400
Inner width (L)
400
500
500
550
600
650
850
850
850
850
1000
1000
1000
Barrel hole (d)
75
75
75
75
110
110
110
110
110
140
140
140
140
Outer width (L1)
475
575
575
627
712
762
983
1016
1016
1016
1188
1188
1200
Transportation volume m3 without boarding
0,17
0,28
0,37
0,51
0,71
0,92
1,41
2,61
2,61
3,48
4,75
5,75
6,91
Transportation volume m3 with boarding
0,20
0,33
0,42
0,57
0,79
1,01
1,54
2,78
2,78
3,69
5,00
6,02
7,21
Empty weight
13
18
24
31
40
51
84
172
172
211
285
353
401
Plastic drums
Some cables are delivered on plastic drums. The drums are made of polypropylene (PP). The packaging is optimized for transport and can be customized to meet customer requirements. The properties of the drums are listed in the table below. All stated dimensions, weights and loads are approximate.
