South Bexar · Guadalupe · Comal
We buy surplus cable in the Toyota supplier belt.
Tier-one suppliers to Toyota's Texas plant run on uptime, so the cable they keep is spare and the cable they shed belongs to a part that is no longer being built.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
RegionSouth Bexar to Seguin
What we see mostWelding, VFD and tray
Typical lotPallet to van load
AccessGate list, receiving dock
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Send the reel list. A buyer reads it.
Six details are enough to start. Tags and photos can follow by text or email once a buyer has looked at the basics.
- A buyer reviews the lot: construction, footage and condition, not only metal weight
- Copper and aluminium, 600 V building wire through 345 kV cable
- Full reels, partial reels, cut lengths, pallets and truckloads
- No fee, no obligation, and no automatic pickup
Reel list · Toyota Supplier Belt
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
The supplier belt runs through south Bexar County, the south side of San Antonio, and out through Schertz, Cibolo and Seguin. The plants in it do not make cars. They make the parts that go into cars, on a schedule set by somebody else, with a line that stops if a weld cell stops.
That changes what cable means inside the fence. Spares are held for anything that could halt a shift, and everything tied to a discontinued part becomes clutter the moment the model changes. The clutter is what we buy, and it is usually still on the reel with the tag attached.
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Model change is when the racks empty
A model change is a scheduled earthquake. Cells are retooled or replaced, conveyors are re-routed, and the maintenance crib is asked to justify every bin it holds. Cable tied to the old process stops being a spare and starts being floor space.
That is the week to call. Material that is easy to defend in a normal quarter becomes impossible to defend during a changeover, and a maintenance lead with a full crib and a tight footprint is a motivated seller.
- Welding lead and jumpers from retired cells
- VFD cable from drives that were replaced with the process
- Tray cable between cells and along conveyor runs
- Control and signal cable from discontinued stations
- Spare reels bought against a build that ended
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Welding, VFD and tray cable fail differently
Welding cable wears out. Heat, flex and dragging harden the jacket, and a lead that has run three shifts is worth less than one that sat in the crib. VFD cable usually fails at a termination rather than along its length, so a reel with a good jacket is still a reel.
Tray cable is the most straightforward of the three. If it was in a tray under a roof, it is dry, identified and easy to price. If it was in a washdown area, the jacket tells you what it has been through.
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A just-in-time warehouse has no room for dead stock
Just-in-time is a discipline about what arrives, and it works the same way on the way out. Racks are sized for the next delivery, not for a museum of past programs, so anything without a current part number is a candidate for removal.
The practical result is that supplier plants clear in bursts rather than steadily, and the burst is usually announced late. If a changeover is coming, start the reel list early and add to it as bins get emptied.
- Obsolete spare reels with tags intact
- Partial reels from a program that ended
- Decommissioned runs pulled during a cell move
- Cut lengths from installation kits never used
- Mixed crib stock with the sizes marked
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Gates, receiving windows and the driver's side of it
Supplier plants run tight receiving. A truck that arrives outside its window sits, and a driver without the right paperwork does not get past the guard. We plan around both: names submitted ahead, a booked window, and a bill of lading written for what is actually on the truck.
If the material is going out on a scrap or surplus release, the plant's own form usually governs. Send a copy of what needs signing and it comes back completed with the weight ticket, not three weeks later.
| Family | Sizes we see | Condition we buy |
|---|---|---|
| Welding lead | 1/0 to 4/0, single conductor | Used, spare, cut |
| VFD cable | 14 AWG to 4/0, shielded | Surplus reel, removed |
| Tray cable (TC / TC-ER) | 16 AWG to 350 kcmil | Full reel, pulled length |
| Control and signal | 16 to 10 AWG, multi-pair | Surplus, cut lengths |
| Robot and cell power | 8 AWG to 250 kcmil | Removed, partial |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Can you work to a plant's changeover schedule?
That is the only schedule worth working to. Crib clearance happens in a short window around a model change, and material often has to leave before the new line is commissioned. Book the pickup when the changeover date is set, not after.
Do you buy cable that has already been through a scrap release?
Yes, and the release is useful because it proves the plant has relinquished title. Bring the signed form, the weight ticket if there is one, and the bill of sale description. That combination settles cleanly with no follow-up questions.
Is used welding cable from a production cell worth anything?
It is, though less than a stored spare. Lead that ran three shifts has a hardened jacket near the connectors and a shorter working life. Size, colour, condition and whether the ends are clean-cut all move the number.
What if the material is mixed across several cribs?
Send it as one list with the crib locations noted, and expect the lot to be sorted before it is priced. Mixing gauges and families is normal in a clearance; leaving it unlabelled is what makes it slow.
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Send the reel list, the tags or a photograph of the pallet. A buyer comes back with what the lot is worth and how pickup would work, before anything is moved.
954-740-1983 Call or text
- Reel tags, or the print on the jacket
- Reel count and footage, even roughly
- Where it sits and what can reach it
- Whether the cable is still energised