THREAD BV

wire-as-a-service: custom wire printing 🚀

Anyone looking for wire confection has come to the right place, from pure-bred panel builders to machine builders and everything in between. From 1 wire to 10,000 wires per order. Easily save 30 to 50% on your total panel building time.

Based on an Excel file or ECAD virtual twin export (Eplan Pro Panel, SEE Electrical 3D panel +, Zuken E3, ...) you can use our free POSSS software to:

• automated bundling
• detect production errors
• determine printing
• determine various additional label systems
• request a quote
• place orders

From import to ordered wire set in less than 120s. Fast and efficient, both in the preliminary phase and in the execution. Delivered within 4 to 10 working days 🏎️

Why should you buy printed thread and why aren't you doing it yet? 🤔

Have you ever actually measured how many wires the average skilled technician lays per hour? No? Weird.
This process takes up more than 50% of the construction time of a panel, so it is quite decisive for your end result.

We know from various measurements taken at customers that a trained technician installs an average of between 10 and 20 wires per hour, in extreme cases up to 25 wires. 
With wire confection you go for a minimum of 50 wires per hour and a maximum of 120 wires per hour. In the worst case you do it "only" twice as fast, and this with staff that does not need to be technically trained. Or did you easily find fitters at an affordable rate?

Literally anyone can get started with wire confection, just read from the wire where you have to connect it, it can't be more straightforward. Throughput speed down, qualification threshold for personnel down and quality up.

So really: why aren't you doing this yet?
You buy what you need, you have less hassle with personnel & production peaks/valleys and your stock can be reduced.

how do we relieve you of your worries? 😎

With a crystallized production process, controlled with our own developed POSSS software and above all looking every day for that small process change that can save just one more second of production time.
This means that we can produce profitably for every one-off. So don't make the mistake of thinking that you need series or volume, on the contrary.

A series production of panels can be made profitable relatively easily without extensive wire confection, with each batch or serial number you can do it a little more efficiently based on previous experience.
To efficiently build a one-off panel you only have 1 chance, so it has to be spot-on straight away, and that is possible with wire confection!

We produce the wires for you on our Komax Zeta 630, Zeta 640 or Kappa 340, with which we can cut, strip, print and crimp contacts fully automatically from 0.22mm² to 70mm², supplemented with an arsenal of semi-automatic devices.
This makes us a partner with a reliable and high-quality production process that you can rely on.

With more than 300 wire references permanently in stock, divided over PVC, halogen-free, automotive and UL wires, we always deliver from stock, good for 500 to 600 km of stock.
More than 500 contacts are possible in the finishes, from ultrasonic compaction to Molex contacts, or simply wire end sleeves.

Our history 🕰️

Started in 2021 under the flag of panel builder CABLI BV, located in Duffel BE, we have been independently restarted as DRAAD BV since 07/2023.
In 2023, we produced just over 1,300,000 wires and labeled 400,000 wires at (end) customer request.

Because we still co-house with CABLI today, we understand very well how we can unburden a panel builder. The machines we have are the easy part 😉

Visit us in person (it's worth it!) or online: www.draad.be