Apex Series
Apex-12
Size-for-size stronger than steel wire rope, and it floats.
HMPE12-Strand Single Braid
- Max MBS
- 268,000 lb
- Diameters
- 1/4" – 1-1/2"
Application engineering
Utility & Transmission
Pulling lines, guys and stringing rope for the grid.
Transmission work puts rope alongside energised conductors and under sustained tension holding structures in place. Both demand dielectric behaviour and dimensional stability. Neither tolerates a rope that gets longer.
What actually governs the spec
Dielectric performance when dry and clean, plus creep resistance under sustained tension. A guy that elongates is a structure that moves.
The problems worth solving
01
Stringing without torque build-up
A pulling line that builds twist puts it into the conductor. Torque-free 12-strand and plaited constructions displaced laid rope for exactly that reason.
02
Permanent guys that hold their length
A guy that will never be re-tensioned needs LCP's near-zero creep. Polyester works at lower loads. Standard HMPE does not, whatever its break strength.
03
Weight on the crew, not just the drum
Synthetic pulling line at an eighth the weight of steel changes what a two-person crew rigs in a day, with none of steel's stored energy.
Typical design factor
5:1 for pulling operations; higher for permanent guying per structural design
A starting point, not a specification. The governing standard, the consequence of failure and the inspection regime all move this number.
Documentation supplied
- ISO 9001
- Dielectric test data on request
Specified for utility work
Ordered by how often we recommend them for this sector — not by price.
Datum Series
Datum-LCP
Zero creep. When the length must be the same in ten years.
LCPParallel Core
- Max MBS
- 102,000 lb
- Diameters
- 1/4" – 1"
Vector Series
Vector-PC
Lowest elongation we make. A rope that behaves like a strut.
HMPEParallel Core
- Max MBS
- 112,000 lb
- Diameters
- 1/4" – 1"
Thermion Series
Thermion-AR
200 °C continuous service, and effectively zero creep.
Aramid12-Strand Single Braid
- Max MBS
- 135,000 lb
- Diameters
- 3/8" – 1-1/4"