Swaged sleeve

This type of compressed sleeve is commonly used to make mechanical or conductive connections.

When properly applied to 7×7, 7×19 or 6×19 IWRC classification wire rope, the eye-splice configuration termination provides a secured connection equal to the breaking strength of the wire rope.

The product was originally developed for the US Military, patented in 1942 and currently used in a wide range of applications and industries including: aerospace, defense, marine, material handling, and structural applications.

Full tension sleeves are made of high conductivity copper, aluminum or steel with a specially bonded inner bore coating A range of swaging tools are available to compress sleeves correctly.

Tools range from manual pliers type and toggle-action to pneumatic, hydraulic and battery-operated hydraulic tools.