Cable Grips, Swivels and Accessories - Swann & …

1 Cable Grips, Swivels and Accessories For quick and efficient Cable installation and support Swann & Associates fax 1707-B East 28th Street Signal Hill, CA 90755. Welcome to Slingco America Inc. A business focused on your needs We've been living and breathing Cable grips and steel wire rope for as long as we can remember. You can blame our Dad for that! He founded Slingco more than 40 years ago. Since then, we've grown up and so has the company, evolving into an expert design and manufacturing operation, producing Nick Dykins, CEO (right) high quality Cable grips, wire rope Matt Dykins, President (left) assemblies and more. Slingco is based in Fayetteville, Georgia, but you'll find our products around the world, making heavy-duty Cable installation and support a whole lot easier for people working in industries as varied as civil engineering, aerospace , transport, public utilities, marine and offshore, the military, performing arts, vehicle building and construction.

2 You can't make mistakes when you're dealing with products like ours. Too much depends on them. That's why we're obsessive about quality and innovation in design and manufacturing, and why nothing leaves our hands that isn't 100% dependable. Because we understand exactly what your operation needs, we also know cost is a factor. We keep our prices realistic and hold a vast range of stock for fast even same day delivery. We're brothers, partners and the driving force behind Slingco, but we're far from the whole picture. We've got a fantastic team of skilled people who share our obsession with quality and great service. We're proud of every one of them. Together, we're going to carry on developing outstanding products. We're going to carry on getting them out to you in record time. And we're going to carry on being the sort of company it's a pleasure to deal with.

3 If you've a specific requirement you think we could help with, or would just like to make contact for a general discussion, please email or call us on 888 685 9478. Cable Grips - for quick and efficient Cable installation and support About Cable Grips Design & Engineering Cable grips are a quick, efficient way to An integral part of our manufacturing install/control electrical or heavy- facility is our CAD supported design duty cables. Cable grips are re-usable engineering team. As well as being (subject to inspection) and can also be focused on our own design and This method uses the old Cable to pull used to support or pull any cylindrical development projects, our engineering through the new replacement. object within their grip and load carrying team's skills are available to our swivel links can be used to allow for capacity.

4 Customers. reduced torque build-up induced by the pulling equipment and inherent lay Slingco standard Cable grips are Our aim is complete customer in the cables. manufactured from high tensile satisfaction in terms of product galvanized or stainless steel wire rope performance, budget and deadline. Product Selection or aramid strand. Slingco offers a wide selection of Pulling Applications Cable grips to match standard A precise, hand-woven construction When the correct Cable grip is selected, applications. However, larger diameters process, coupled with individual product Cable installation through ducts, and longer lengths can be woven to inspection, ensures a high quality conduits and trenches is considerably special order. Slingco can manufacture product for reliable, long lasting usage. easier. The Cable grip adds little to the very large, custom-made orders overall diameter of the Cable and free including grips with diameters up to Applications passage is normally available through 20 inches and breaks exceeding n Overhead house service cables sheave blocks and pipes.

5 Cable grips 120,000lbs. n Portable tool supply cables can often be used on a new for old . n Portable compressed air lines Cable replacement by applying two Lattice dimensions shown are as fitted n Conduit risers grips on a back-to-back basis with to a nominal diameter of Cable and n Moveable hydraulic hoses a solid link or swivel between grips. prior free length may be slightly n Cable strain relief longer than stated. n Oil support cables n Marine applications n Guy rope adjusters n Fiber optic Cable pulling n Installing transmission Cable Customers n Oil rig operators n Marine/offshore contractors n Mining operators n Overhead line stringing contractors n Trench Cable laying contractors n Pipe laying contractors n Winch and elevator manufacturers Quality Assurance Slingco operates a total quality management system and is accredited to ISO 9001.

6 CALL US TOLL FREE 888 685 9478. Load Capacity Approximate break loads (lbs) are NOTE: If there is any doubt about quoted, as a guide only, for Cable grips. application suitability or safety, please Application load is normally calculated consult Slingco before using the to be reduced by at least a factor of 5x Cable grips in question. except the grips stay in place to reduce the approximate break load. Due to the strain load. wide variety of application parameters, Support applications the end-user must apply a sensible They can be a single or double weave Cable grips used for Cable support safety factor to suit the safety type according to the load to be applications have the same construction requirements for the conditions of use. supported and can have one or two as grips used in pulling applications, supporting eyes' depending on the available anchor points and the disposition of the load.

7 For supporting Cable grips, choose from the various types illustrated in the catalog, including lace-up types where needed. Due to the constant load-bearing nature of a supporting application, allow for a suitable factor of safety on capacity and arrange for regular recorded inspection of the Cable grip 's condition of safety throughout its active life. Cable grip Range Medium Duty Cable Grips These Cable socks also exhibit excellent along their full length providing support Slingco produces a full range of medium thermal and dimensional stability, without damaging the Cable itself. duty Cable grips specifically designed together with light weight and a low for pulling Cable , strain relief or Cable elongation at break. Special features include rounded ferrules support. Grips are made from galvanized to avoid any abrasion or damage to the or stainless steel wire rope and available Off-shore Cable Grips Cable , and the offset eye allows a single in a variety of designs, depending on the Slingco offers a wide selection of Cable fastening point minimizing contact points particular application for which the grip grips to match standard applications.

8 With the Cable . is intended to be used. However, larger diameters and longer lengths can be woven to special order. Conduit Riser Cable Grips Heavy Duty Cable Grips Slingco can manufacture very large, A single weave grip , with a support ring, Designed to be used in heavy duty pulling custom-made orders including grips with designed for the support of electrical applications, manufactured from high diameters up to 20 inches and breaks cabling. These conduit riser Cable grips tensile galvanized wire rope or stainless exceeding 120,000lbs. are for permanent support of vertically steel wire rope, and available in a variety suspended electrical Cable that requires of styles. The range includes multi- Cable Support Grips strain relief due to its self weight. weave products, high-strength grips, and Slingco Support Cable Grips are revolving eye solutions for medium to designed for supporting cables as they Custom Cable Grips heavy pulling applications hang either horizontally or vertically, and Slingco offers a wide selection of Cable for taking the strain off connectors and grips to match standard applications.

9 Non-Metallic (Aramid) Cable Grips wall sockets. This comprehensive range However, larger diameters and longer These woven mesh grips offer a non- encompasses single eye, double eye, lengths can be woven to special order, metallic alternative to steel and are ideal offset eye and universal eye products, as with custom-made orders including for use in harsh conditions, in explosive well as heavy duty grips with greater load grips with diameters up to 20 inches and atmospheres, for sub-sea work and for capacities. breaks exceeding 120,000lbs. live-line work in the electrical industry. A non-metallic Cable grip offers a Wind Turbine Cable Support Grips Pulling Accessories and Sundries dramatically improved weight to break The design allows power cables to be We offer a range of sundry pulling ratio, together with many additional passed through the Cable grip to achieve Accessories used in the electrical and benefits such as corrosion and chemical an evenly distributed load and strain utility industries, including Cable laying resistance.

10 Relief. The Slingco grips spread the load rollers and feed tubes. Technical information The Working Load (WL) of a Slingco Cable a suitable safety factor when there are many n The condition of the Cable grip . grip will depend on the Factor of Safety (FOS) variables which change from application to n Suitability and compatibility of any applied to the Minimum Breaking Load. application. attachments used. In addition, before using any Cable grip , the n The environment / operating conditions. For example, where the operational risk is user must carry out a full assessment of its considered to be normal, it is recommended suitability for the proposed application, and n Persons at risk that a FOS of 5 be applied, for high risk the level of operational risk involved, including n When selecting the Cable grip you require operations a FOS of at least 10 should be taking account of: you must allow for a 20% variance in break considered.