I don't think it's a mandrel. They're terminating the end of that wire rope with an eye. I think if the video went a bit longer we'd see them pouring in molten metal around those bare strands to form a wedge plug.
Edit: Looks like it doesn't even have to be metal. They have some sort of epoxy that can be poured in to make those "Spelter Socket" wire rope ends.

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