Industrial rope fittings allow you to terminate a length of wire rope and attach or anchor it to other objects while protecting the ends of the wire from fraying or bending. At the end of each fitting, there is an attachment component used to connect your terminated wire rope to another element or larger assembly. These attachments come in many styles, including clevis, eye, turnbuckle, stud, hook, and more. The style of attachment needed will be determined by your application and the performance requirements of your termination.
Within industrial rope fittings, some of the main types include swaged, swageless, poured socket, and flemish eye. These fitting categories are differentiated by the mechanism which terminates and secures the rope. Swaged fittings require a swage press to meld the fitting components together and crimp the fitting onto the cable. While swage fittings are extremely secure, they require extensive, off-site equipment to install and are not reusable. The next style of fitting, swageless fittings, differs from swaged fittings as they can be attached at the job site with no special tooling. They leverage a three-piece assembly that includes a sleeve, plug, and end-fitting which when assembled and put under tension creates an incredibly strong connection that exceeds the breaking strength of most ropes. Poured sockets, also known as spelter sockets, are made by pouring resin inside the fitting where it hardens, holding the fitting onto the wire rope. A flemish eye is a type of termination where the strands of the wire rope are divided and braided back into themselves forming an eye or loop.
Electroline® specializes in high-performance swageless fittings suitable for a broad range of applications. Some of the features and benefits of swageless fittings include:
Wire rope fittings are commonly used in rigging, architectural railing, mechanical automation, mining equipment, aircraft cables, construction, industrial applications and anywhere wire rope is used.
Different applications call for different fittings and different materials, such as self-colored steel, zinc-plated steel, galvanized steel, and stainless steel. The right choice depends on the desired type of connection and environmental conditions as well as the required strength and durability.
Modern electro-mechanical cables combine optical fibers with power and signal conductors. The strength element is either steel or synthetic rope. Electroline fittings have proven to be a superior method of terminating single, double or triple-armored steel conductor core cable. Assembly of the termination utilizes the same wedging principle employed by Electroline wire rope terminations. Therefore, assembly is quick and easy, and provides the holding strength unsurpassed by other cable terminations.
Synthetic ropes are flexible, lightweight, and extremely durable, with the ability to withstand tough environmental conditions. Synthetic ropes are also versatile and cost-effective, suitable for applications such as winch lines, heavy lift slings, specialty mooring, and working lines. With synthetic rope, a flemish eye can be used to terminate. This is where a loop is created at the end of the rope and the fibers are separated and then braided back into the original line. This type of termination is limited to a loop and does not allow for other types of attachments.
Electroline®’s synthetic rope fittings feature the same simple three-step installation procedure as wire rope fittings and a similar range of end fittings. However, this line of fittings is specially designed for compatibility with synthetic rope materials such as Nylon, Mylar, Dacron, Polyester, and Polypropylene. Our options include:
Please contact us for terminating synthetic materials that are not listed above.
Swivels are used to allow the free rotation of cables and other equipment in a variety of industrial, construction, marine, transmission & distribution applications. They are designed to reduce torque and prevent tangling, which can extend the life of the equipment and make it easier to use.
Electroline Clamps are easy-to-install terminations that can be installed in the field just like Electroline’s swageless fittings without the need for expensive tooling. These zinc-plated clamps create smooth, snag-free connections that are rated with an efficiency of over 90% of rated wire rope strength.
