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Another application for PBO, Vectran and Kevlar is to make cables from a continuous loop of fibre. This creates a super strong, super light cable that can have a customised thimble at either end. Once wound the cable can be protected with heat shrink covers and chafe covers. When used for yacht rigging it is not possible to interface these cables with standard end terminations and the most usual method is to use lashings. Composite Rigging have made a large number of PBO cables for the Racing Car Industry where they are used to absorb energy from the wheels in the event of an accident. PRE-STRETCHING AND PROOF TESTING All Kevlar cables delivered from the factory are given a proof test load to ensure that the cable is correctly assembled and to improve fatigue life. Cables can be periodically returned and re-tested to a specified load with a new test certificate supplied. Other cables and rigging can be proof tested as part of our standard rigging services. Please contact us for further information.  |