Horizontal Cable & Conductor Taping Machines

Ridgway produce a range of horizontal and vertical cable and conductor taping machines designed for a variety of applications, together with drum stands and ancillary equipment.

C100 Bunching Line (foreground) and C100 Taping Line (background).

Ridgway horizontal taping machines are of modular construction, including a caterpillar haul off, pay-off and take-up drum stands. Our most popular horizontal taping machines are available in a wide range of configurations, for more information, please see:

C100 Mk7 High Speed Horizontal Taping Line


2 Stage Bunching Line	3 Stage Bunching Line

C100 Horizontal Taping Line	CAT500 Caterpillar

Range of Taping Heads

Various types of head are available to suit most requirements. The heads are equipped with tape break and low pad detectors and auto self-compensating tape tension devices. Concentric heads are fitted with external controls for tape tension settings.


RHA550-30-2 Tangential Taping Head	RHA400-30-4 Pad Taping Head

RAD400-60-8 Radial Taping Head	RHA2001-400 Concentric Taping Head

Taping heads include high speed concentric, tangential and radial with compensating tension, tape break and low pad detection. Various styles of head are designed to suit particular applications.

Head speeds up to 1,500 rpm are achievable under the correct taping conditions. The operator's panel is particularly user friendly and easy to operate, being menu driven and having a simple key pad operation. Remote stations at various points make for convenience on longer machines.

Straightening, Brushing and Cleaning

When used for transformer conductors the C100 horizontal taping line can be fitted with straightening rolls and brush / vacuum cleaning system.

Drum Stands

Robust drum stands with capacities up to 16 tonnes can be supplied in both pay-off and take-up variants. Options vary from simple pressure brakes through to torque and dancer control systems. Manual, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical lift systems ar available to suit the application.

Drum stands and other ancillary equipment are available from Ridgway to complete your production line.