In fact, compared to the transport of other types of goods and materials, the transport of wire ropes, it has some peculiarities attributable largely to the shape of the reels, which have a cylindrical geometry and therefore are more bulky if compared, with the same weight, to squared geometries used, for example, for the construction of electrical transformers. The road transport, by industrial vehicles, also presents problems related to legislative aspects concerning transport (e.g. the maximum weight per axle) and the presence of possible obstacles present during the journey to transport the reel from one place of interest to another, for example from the place of production to the port to then be taken to the place of use. For these reasons, the type of vehicles for the transport of reels and their number is not efficient and plausible for the transport of large diameter and long length wire ropes.
With these problems, the aim of this work is to present a possible alternative solution for the transport of large reels, this solution is based on the subdivision of a single large reel into two or more reels of smaller dimensions so as to be able to be transported with more readily available and maneuverable vehicles. At the production site, the wire rope is wound on several reels and positioned on different industrial vehicles; once they reach their destination, the reels must be rewound to form a single reel.
