Method and stranding device for producing a cable or a cable element

A cable or cable element comprising:

• individual elements that are twisted together to form the cable or cable element, comprising strands of plastic bearing fibres embedded in a thermoplastic material which at least partially surrounds the plastic bearing fibres;
• wherein the individual elements are heated before or during a stranding process until they are at least close to plastification;
• and
• the individual elements are subsequently cooled to a solidification temperature of the plastic until they leave a stranding machine, such that the individual elements are present in the cable or cable element largely without internal stress.

A method of producing a cable comprising a plurality of strand, the method comprising acts of:

• heating individual elements that comprise a combination of plastic, load-bearing fibers at least partially embedded in a thermoplastic material to a temperature sufficient to cause plastification of the thermoplastic material;
• standing the individual elements to form strands using a stranding device;
• and
• subsequently cooling the individual elements using a cooling device, to a solidification temperature of the thermoplastic material before the individual elements exit the stranding device.