Indonesia's hot-selling cable varieties and matching second-hand cable machinery

2. Insulated Electrical Wires

- Application scenarios: residential electrical wiring, low-voltage electrical appliance connections, mainly PVC insulation.
- Hot-selling specifications: 1.5mm²–6mm² single-core/multi-strand wire, home installation cost is about 10 yuan/meter.

3. Welding Cables

- Industrial demand: essential for shipbuilding and metal processing plants, carrying current up to 800A, requiring super flexibility and bending resistance.
- Mainstream products: 120mm² rubber sheathed cable (-20℃~90℃ temperature resistance), OEM quotation $0.8–$23.6/meter.

4. Reeling Cables

5. Aluminum-clad steel optical fiber composite overhead wire (OPGW)

- Infrastructure needs: power grid and communication integration projects. Indonesia's import volume will increase by 15% year-on-year in 2024.
- Trade dynamics: China is the main supplier, while Russia and India are also increasing their exports.

2. Recommendation of suitable second-hand cable machinery

Indonesian SMEs tend to purchase cost-effective second-hand equipment. The following machines are highly compatible with popular products:

1. Copper cable/insulated wire production equipment

①Second -hand extrusion production line:
- Applicable products: PVC insulated wires, low voltage power cables.
- Recommended model: Cable and wire production line (made in Guangdong), including extruder, cooling tank, and take-up rack, unit price starts from $3,000.
- Advantages: Supports 4mm²–70mm² cross-sections and is compatible with double-layer extrusion of insulation and sheath.

② Wire Stranding Machine:
- Applicable products: multi-strand wires, twisted conductors.
- Technical parameters: Processing copper wire diameter 0.1mm-3.0mm, rotation speed 1,500rpm.

2. Special cable machinery

① Cable drum complete equipment:
- Core equipment: twisting machine + cabling machine + braid coating device.
- Second-hand source: German Demag/Vahle production line, supporting neoprene sheath process.

Cable drum design process

Conductor: Polyurethane reel cable The cable is made of multi-strand finely twisted oxygen-free copper wire
Insulation: Special mixed PVC insulation
Color: ≤0.5mm² color identification, brown, black, blue, purple, pink, orange ＞0.5mm² Black numbers and white numbers, 3 cores or more with yellow-green wire
Inner sheath: Polyurethane cable can add inner sheath according to customer's actual use
Lining layer: Special non-woven fabric wrapped cushioning
Reinforcement: Center steel wire rope for tension resistance/multi-strand jute rope for filling (optional)
Shield: Tinned copper mesh braided shield, density above 85%
Sheath: Nitrile elastomer /imported polyurethane material, color can be selected by yourself.

②OPGW composite production line:
- Function: Aluminum clad steel wire + optical fiber unit synchronous composite twisting.
- Supply: Equipment with a production capacity below 35mm² is common in the Chinese second-hand market.

3. Detection and auxiliary equipment

①High voltage tester:
- Used for: Verifying the insulation strength of power cables (0–30kV).

②Marking inkjet printer:
- Compatibility: Supports erasure-resistant printing on the cable surface.

1. Channel strategy
- B2B platform: Push keywords such as "XLPE cable for photovoltaics" and "rubber welding cable" on Indotrading/Alibaba, and highlight UL/VDE certification.
- Local cooperation: Cooperate with Indonesian electromechanical installers (accounting for 60% of cable users) to provide construction + product packaging services.

2. Equipment procurement cost control
- Second-hand machinery is preferred to be from Guangdong, China (high cost performance, easy to obtain repair parts), such as $3,000-level stranding machines.
- Avoid old European equipment (maintenance costs can be up to 40% of new equipment).

Comparison table of popular cable varieties and matching equipment