Loos and Company technical information will help you determine the diameter of the pulley you need, the jacket tolerance on your cable and can even help you calculate the recommended bend radius.
Check out our various resources below to make material selection and ordering easier than ever!
Liberal tolerances allow a faster rate of production and lower cost. Standard length tolerances for cable assemblies and cut-length cable will permit a saving over “close” tolerances.
Unsure of the outside diameter tolerances for Coated Cables? Loos and Company’s Outside Diameter Tolerance Guide will provide you with the standard design tolerances.
Military specification cable is often referenced in RFP’s and RFQ’s by the government designation, a series of numerical designations to specify the type, composition, and diameter of the required aircraft cable. Use our MIL-83420 designations reference guide to find what you need by type, composition designation, and in order of suffix.
At Loos and Company, we recommend that you view our page on the standard points of measure of cable assemblies before your next order. This will guide you to specifying the required information for cable assembly design and to ensuring a perfect fit.
To obtain reasonable life from your rope, you must choose the proper diameter rope for your application. In general, the larger the size of the drum or pulley with respect to the wire diameter, the longer the service life. Learn more about the Recommended Bend Radius of different sizes and constructions or aircraft cable and wore rope.
The Loos and Company Medical Technologies Division conversion chart will tell you exactly how many feet per pound you will receive for various diameters of wire.
If you are trying to figure out which alloy is best suited for your application, this page will give you all the technical information you need to make the right decision.
Wondering what your minimum break strength is on that 1×7 .006″ strand you just ordered from us? Our cable properties page is where you would go find out.
Check out our resources on Sheave Diameter, Rope Diameter, Hub Width, Bearing Selection, Cross-References and more, which help to make it easy to submit detailed and accurate Sheave quotes for exactly what your product specifications require.
