Sket Verseilmaschinenbau Gmbh

Name

Sket Verseilmaschinenbau Gmbh

Legal name

SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH

Website

https://sketvmb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Magdeburg-diesdorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Manufacturing and Sales: Design, development, construction, and sale of custom stranding machines and cable manufacturing equipment. Machines are built to order based on customer specifications and technology requirements. Revenue generated from equipment sales including planetary stranders, tubular stranders, central stranders, and related cable/wire rope manufacturing machinery.
2. Installation, Commissioning and After-Sales Services: Full service offering including installation, commissioning, reconstruction and modernization of equipment. Training of customer personnel and ongoing after-sales support. 10-year spare parts obligation to customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH designs, develops, constructs, and supplies specialized stranding and laying-up machines for the global cable and steel wire rope industry. The portfolio includes planetary stranders, central stranders, tubular stranders, drum twisters, double-twist bunchers, and vertical laying-up machines, all built to order based on customer specifications. The company also provides installation, commissioning, training, and a 10-year spare parts obligation as part of its full-service offering.

Product overview

SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH is a German industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in stranding and cable production equipment. The product portfolio comprises specialized machines for both cable technology and steel wire rope technology applications. The cable technology lineup includes: Central Strander MKZ for conductor manufacturing, Planetary Strander with Back-Twist (MKRD/MKVD) and Rigid Strander without Back-Twist (MKD) for various stranding applications, Universalverseilmaschinen MWR (Drum Twister) for power cable production, Vertical Laying-Up Machine MVD for submarine cables, and Tubular Strander SRW for high-speed applications. The steel wire rope technology lineup includes: Tube Stranding Machines SRW, Double-Twist Bunchers MSDN/MSDC, and Planetary Strander with Back-Twist MKVS. These machines work together as production line components, with SKET offering complete manufacturing systems including pay-offs, haul-offs, take-ups, and automation controls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Central Strander MKZ
• Korbverseilmaschine mit Rückdrehung MKRD/MKVD (Planetary Strander with Back-Twist)
• Korbverseilmaschine ohne Rückdrehung MKD (Rigid Strander without Back-Twist)
• Universalverseilmaschinen MWR (Drum Twister)
• Vertikalverseilmaschine MVD (Vertical Laying-Up Machine)
• Schnellverseilmaschine SRW (Tubular Strander - Cable Technology)
• Rohrschnellverseilmaschinen SRW (Tube Stranding Machines for Steel Wire Rope)
• Doppelschlagverseilmaschinen MSDN/MSDC (Double-Twist Buncher)
• Korbverseilmaschinen mit Rückdrehung MKVS (Planetary Strander for Steel Wire Rope)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 Central Strander systems delivered worldwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and minor.

• WILMS GroupcoreOthersSKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH is a member of the WILMS Group of companies. WILMS Group encompasses several specialized companies serving the cable and steel wire rope industry including SKET, Stolberger, Henrich, SSB/Spirka Schnellflechter, and Wardwell.
• SKET AsiaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional partner for Asian markets under the WILMS Group umbrella. Provides local sales and support for SKET stranding equipment in China and Asia-Pacific region.
• StolbergerregionalTechnology or IntegrationWILMS Group company specializing in complementary cable manufacturing technology. Partner company serving similar industry segments with potentially integrated product offerings.
• HenrichregionalTechnology or IntegrationWILMS Group partner company serving the wire and cable industry with complementary manufacturing capabilities.
• Spirka Schnellflechter (SSB)regionalTechnology or IntegrationWILMS Group company specializing in quick-flechter (fast stranding) technology for the wire rope industry.
• WardwellregionalTechnology or IntegrationWILMS Group partner company serving the international wire and cable equipment market.
• People IntouchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent company providing SKET's anonymous compliance reporting/whistleblower platform (SpeakUp). Platform enables reporting of potential violations of laws and regulations related to SKET operations including human rights, bribery, corruption, and environmental concerns.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Niehoff: German manufacturer of wire and cable production machinery including bunching, stranding, and drawing equipment. Closely comparable to SKET on the cable technology side and shares the German industrial machinery heritage.
• Nextrom: Finnish supplier of manufacturing equipment for optical fiber, cable, and steel wire rope industries. Competes head-to-head with SKET in stranding and cabling machinery, particularly in fiber optic and specialty cable segments.
• Cortinovis: Italian manufacturer of cable-making machinery including stranding and laying-up equipment. Direct peer to SKET in planetary and rigid stranders for power cables, submarine cables, and steel wire rope applications.
• Pourtier: French manufacturer of stranding, cabling, and wire rope machinery. Direct competitor to SKET across planetary stranders, tubular stranders, and double-twist bunchers serving the same global cable and wire rope producer customer base.
• Setic: French specialist in cable manufacturing machinery including rotating and bow stranders. Comparable to SKET in serving cable producers with twisting and cabling equipment across power and telecommunications applications.

Broad incumbents

• Wardwell: US-based manufacturer of braiding and wire machinery, and a sister company within the WILMS Group. Comparable as a wider wire/cable equipment portfolio player serving overlapping customers with complementary (braiding) rather than directly competing offerings.
• Spirka Schnellflechter (SSB): German specialist in quick-stranding (Schnellflechter) machinery for steel wire rope and a WILMS Group sister company. Comparable in product category and customer overlap, with technology that partly complements SKET's planetary and tubular stranders.
• Stolberger: German manufacturer of complementary cable manufacturing technology and a WILMS Group sister company. Closely related through shared ownership and overlapping customer base in the wire and cable equipment market.
• Henrich: German supplier serving the wire and cable industry with complementary manufacturing capabilities, and a WILMS Group sister company. Comparable through shared ownership structure and overlapping customer segments.

Regional players

• DSA - Dansk Staalvindue Industri: Denmark-based provider of wire processing and cable machinery solutions. Comparable in stranding and wire rope manufacturing equipment, primarily serving European customers with overlapping cable/wire rope manufacturer clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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