Sockets

Applications

Sockets are used to attach steel wire rope to a fixed point to which the socket is to be connected. This can be as an anchoring system for tubes or pipes, anchor wires of dredging material, anchor cables of oil platforms, towing cables or for fastening cables in construction purposes such as bridges, roof construction etc.

Sockets are the strongest steel wire rope end fitting and if they are assembled in the proper way they can meet at least the breaking strength of the steel wire rope. In the past melted zinc was poured into the sockets to attach the steel wire rope; nowadays suitable resins have been developed for this purpose.

Range Van Beest offers a wide range of sockets, i.e.:

• Closed spelter sockets;

• Open spelter sockets;

• Open wedge sockets;

• Short bow sockets;

• Open swage sockets;

• Closed swage sockets.

Design

Green Pin® open and closed spelter sockets and open wedge sockets are made from cast high tensile steel. These sockets carry the following markings:

– socket number;

– diameter wire rope in mm and inches;

– manufacturer’s symbol;

– batch number;

– CE conformity code.

With shortbow sockets you save money in replacement costs by eliminating costly downtime.

Swage sockets are drop forged from special bar quality carbon steel C-1035 and spheroidized annealed to be suitable for cold swaging.