Fine drawn copper wires converging into a tightly twisted Kalas copper strand
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Copper wire and cable we make ourselves, from rod to reel

Bulk wire and cable, ToughFlex™ welding cable and custom terminated battery cables, made from our own 5/16″ copper rod by a family manufacturer in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, since 1958.Bulk wire, ToughFlex™ welding cable and terminated battery cables, made from our own 5/16″ copper rod since 1958.

01Kalas 1 rod mill · high-speed bunching

Drawn to fine wire and stranded

  1. 5/16″ copper rod015/16″ copper rod
  2. Drawn to fine wire02Drawn to fine wire
  3. Bunched and stranded03Bunched and stranded
  4. Insulated and jacketed04Insulated and jacketed
  5. Terminated and UL/SAE tested05Terminated and UL/SAE tested
Kalas terminated battery cable: black jacket, red heat-shrink and a tinned ring lug

Custom batterycables

Terminated battery cables for global leaders in agriculture, truck and construction, with dedicated technical support for cable design and custom constructions.

Kalas battery cable assembly with die-cast battery terminals on both ends

Die-cast terminalsand molded cables

Battery cable assemblies with die-cast terminals, plus ground straps, remote jump-start terminals and molded maintenance-free cables.

Kalas red power harness assembly with branches, terminals and protective boots

Power harnessassemblies

Customer-specific harnesses with fuse boxes and protective coverings, in small lots with high variability, with line sequencing, special packaging and component kits.

Kalas terminated battery cable: black jacket, red heat-shrink and a tinned ring lug

Custom batterycables

Terminated battery cables for global leaders in agriculture, truck and construction, with dedicated technical support for cable design and custom constructions.

Kalas battery cable assembly with die-cast battery terminals on both ends

Die-cast terminalsand molded cables

Battery cable assemblies with die-cast terminals, plus ground straps, remote jump-start terminals and molded maintenance-free cables.

Kalas red power harness assembly with branches, terminals and protective boots

Power harnessassemblies

Customer-specific harnesses with fuse boxes and protective coverings, in small lots with high variability, with line sequencing, special packaging and component kits.

Steel cable reels lined up on the plant floor
Wire machine capstans at the Kalas plant
A Kalas associate checking a single copper wire at a machine
Copper strands running through a stranding line
The Kalas 2 plant floor in Denver, PA, with rows of copper bunchers in front of the yellow KALAS wall
Fine copper wires feeding a high-speed buncher
Bare copper wire coiled in baskets
Multi-wire machines and reels of drawn copper on the plant floor
A reel of bunched copper strand seen end-on

Kalas is a fully integrated manufacturer of copper wire, cable and value-add services

A third-generation family company in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

We control the copper from rod to finished cable, so quality, lead times and custom builds stay in our hands.

About Kalas
Reels of Kalas bulk wire and cable, with a spool of bare copper wire in frontRed, blue, green and yellow Kalas heavy duty welding cable with the copper strand showing at the cut endsA Kalas battery cable assembly with molded ends and ring terminals

What we make

Copper wire and cable made with consistency for appliance, automotive, entertainment, flexible cord, grounding, MTW, marine, primary wire, industrial power, submersible pump and transformer lead markets.

Starts from
5/16″ copper rod
Made in-house
High-speed bunching and stranding, insulating and jacketing
Built for
Twelve markets, from pump cable to transformer lead

What we make

Reels of Kalas bulk wire and cable, with a spool of bare copper wire in front

Bulk Wire & Cable

Copper wire and cable made with consistency for appliance, automotive, entertainment, flexible cord, grounding, MTW, marine, primary wire, industrial power, submersible pump and transformer lead markets.

Starts from
5/16″ copper rod
Made in-house
High-speed bunching and stranding, insulating and jacketing
Built for
Twelve markets, from pump cable to transformer lead
Red, blue, green and yellow Kalas heavy duty welding cable with the copper strand showing at the cut ends

Welding Cable

ToughFlex™, FlexWhip™, SGT and SGR battery cable, GenFlex™ Type W and SOOW, in cut coils, stocked lengths of 25, 50 and 100 feet, and assemblies with Lenco and Tweco ends.

Best-selling
ToughFlex™ EPDM
Most flexible
FlexWhip™ with 34-gauge bare copper
Your brand
Custom print, sequential marking and packaging
A Kalas battery cable assembly with molded ends and ring terminals

Terminated Battery Cables

Custom heavy duty battery cables, power harness assemblies, die-cast terminals, ground straps, remote jump-start terminals and molded maintenance-free cables for global leaders in agriculture, truck and construction.

Tested
On-site UL/SAE lab
Engineered
Cable design help and custom constructions
Delivered
Line sequencing, special packaging and kits
Cutaway of ToughFlex welding cable: the EPDM jacket stepped back over very fine copper strand

Welding cable

ToughFlex™ is the industry’s best-selling welding cable, made durable, flexible and tested for every stinger, lead and ground.

  • EPDM jacketA range of colors and gauges
  • Custom printSequential marking on request
  • Ready to sellShrink-wrap packs with handles, coils, boxes, or 250 and 500 foot reels
Kalas associates building terminated battery cable assemblies

Wire and cable for the markets our customers build in

Kalas battery cable assembly with protective covering and red terminal boots

Battery cables and ground straps

ProductsCustom terminated battery cables, ground straps and remote jump-start terminals
StandardsSGT cable built to SAE and UL requirements, RoHS compliant
Kalas associates gathered under the tent at the company's 60th anniversary celebration in 2018

Kalas associates at the company’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2018

Kalas has made copper wire and cable for

68years

Since 1958, third-generation and family-run, with five sites in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma

Every step from copper rod to finished cable happens at Kalas

Five sites in Lancaster County and Tulsa, one supply chain we run ourselves.

  1. 01Copper wire running through the drawing machines at the Kalas 1 rod mill

    Copper rod mill

    Kalas 1, Denver, PA

    5/16″ copper rod is broken down into fine wire on our own drawing lines.

  2. 02Rows of copper bunchers winding strand onto reels

    Bunching and stranding

    Kalas 2, Denver, PA

    High-speed bunchers twist fine wires into flexible copper strand.

  3. 03An insulation extrusion line with take-up reels

    Insulation extrusion

    Kalas 2, Denver, PA

    We insulate and jacket the strand with our own compounds.

  4. 04A Kalas associate finishing coils of heavy cable

    Value-add assemblies

    Kalas 2, Denver, PA

    Cut lengths, custom print, sequential marking and packaging.

  5. 05Red lead wires with crimped ring terminals on the assembly bench

    Terminating and testing

    Lancaster, PA

    Battery cables are crimped, finished and tested in our UL/SAE lab.

  6. 06Reels of finished Kalas cable in the warehouse

    Ready to ship

    Denver, PA and Tulsa, OK

    Stock waits in warehouses placed to reach you quickly.

Customers tell us we’re easy to work with and always on time

A few words from the distributors and OEM buyers we supply.

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What customers are saying

It’s like hitting the ‘Easy button’ when it comes to working with Kalas.

The support from Kalas is tremendous, it always has been. The on-time delivery performance and responsiveness is second to none.

I was bragging about how much we like your 2/16 conductor cable. I requested that we only order from Kalas.

The communication with Kalas is fantastic. You keep us on top of everything all the time and we really appreciate it. We wish all of our vendors were as responsive as you.

I appreciate the on-time delivery performance by Kalas. Your team is honest and forth-coming with information.

We like you guys, we like your product, and we like that you’re local; you’ve always been good to us.

Kalas customers, from kalaswire.com

Tell us the cable you need and our engineers will quote it

Whether you need a quote, a new spec, help with an order or an answer to a cable question, our customer service team and engineers are here for you.

Call (717) 336-5575 or send us your drawing and quantities.