production output can be increased application_number US 48809790 A description in the illustrated embodiment the ends of a rotor 1 are rotatably mounted in bearing blocks 2 and 3 bearing block 2 includes a transmission mechanism not illustrated which communicates with a drive motor 4 although not shown bearing block 3 has apertures for passage of filaments 20 on the side of bearing block 3 facing away from rotor 1 there is a stranding point 5 where the filaments to be stranded are twisted into a cable rotor 1 includes a supporting pipe 6 and four longitudinally extending radially outwardly oriented webs 7 which are distributed at 90 u00b0 intervals over the circumference of the pipe 6 the end of rotor 1 facing bearing block 2 is provided with a gear head 8 which includes transmission mechanisms not illustrated required for cage type stranding machines employing reverse movement a planetary gear arrangement such as that disclosed in u s pat no 4 574 574 which is incorporated herein by reference may be employed the individual spool carriers 9 and their spools 10 are driven by the transmission mechanisms of gear head 8 in such a manner that during rotation of pipe 6 the axes of rotation of spools 10 remain in a parallel orientation relative.