Offshore grips
Used for pulling cables in tough environments such as offshore platforms, shipping and other marine installations. Cable up to 325 mm, up to 43 tonnes with a single eye and up to 74 tonnes with a double eye.
Dimensions and modelsPulling and support grips since 1969
Hand-braided pulling and support grips & offshore grips
The harder you pull, the harder it grips.
Hand-braided pulling and support grips for cable, wire rope, hose and pipe. The mesh is tightened by the pulling force, and every grip is braided and swaged by hand.
Hand-braidedTensile tested modelsMade in Sweden
1969First grip braided
100 tonnesCapacity in our own test bench
100 %Made in Sweden
Products
Nine product categories
The standard range covers most situations. Pulling grips are also known as wire mesh grips or cable socks. Everything is braided by hand, so we can modify an existing model or make a new model to your requirements. Dimensions, breaking strength and weight for every model are given under Dimensions and sizes.
Aramid grips
Polyethylene coated aramid for ALUS type overhead line, support and hose restraint. High strength, low weight, and it does not conduct electricity.
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Support grips
Relieving suspension for temporary or permanent cable installations, including demanding environments such as coastal wind turbines and pumping stations.
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Pulling grips
Used above all for pulling cable, but works just as well on pipe and wire rope. Single, double or side eye, multi pulling and split versions.
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Strain relief grips
Prevents fatigue and wear in cable and hose exposed to cyclic stress: reeling systems, cable drums and connections to electric motors.
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Hose restraint grips
Hose restraint at connections for hydraulic and high pressure hose. Catches the whiplash when a coupling fails and protects both people and equipment.
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Cable grips
Lighter pulling of cable. Available in two mesh lengths, where the longer one suits fibre optic and other sensitive cable.
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Overhead line pulling grips
For heavier pulling of aluminium or copper phase conductors, wire rope and cable. Braided in sections with triple, double and single wire.
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Connection grips
Links two objects together. SK for cable and steel wire rope, SL for wire rope and phase conductors that call for high pulling forces.
Dimensions and modelsTechnical information
Dimensions, eyes and breaking strength
Every grip is braided from 19 strand wire rope and swaged with aluminium ferrules. Stainless grips are made with stainless wire rope, a stainless thimble (AISI 316) and copper ferrules.
The grips must not be used for lifting. They are aids for pulling, support and restraint, and this applies to every model in the range.
Eye
The length of a wire rope eye is set so that the unswaged eye leaves a distance of at least 15 × the wire rope diameter between the ferrule and the top of the eye. The length is given for an unloaded eye.
Thimble (DIN 6899)
Applies to galvanised thimbles (mm):
| Ø wire rope | B | H | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 14 | 23 | 5 |
| 6 | 18 | 28 | 7 |
| 7 | 20 | 32 | 8 |
| 8 | 24 | 38 | 10 |
| 10 | 28 | 45 | 12 |
| 12 | 32 | 51 | 14 |
| 14 | 36 | 58 | 16 |
| 16 | 40 | 64 | 18 |
Breaking strength, BS
The breaking strength given is the mean of measured breaking strengths for new, unused grips, tensile tested on metal bars, metal tubes or wire ropes at the nominal diameter. Breaking strength varies with the material, shape and diameter of the object the grip is fitted to. The variation can reach ± 25 %, so a specific strength cannot be guaranteed.
- Pulling grips should never be subjected to a pull above 1/3 × BS.
- Support grips should never be loaded above 1/5 × BS.
- Where there is a risk of injury or damage to equipment, the safety factor must be increased further.
- Inspect the grip visually before use.
Manufacturing
How a grip is made
Every model is tensile tested in our own horizontal rig, with a capacity of up to 100 tonnes. Those are the values given in the dimension tables.
The mesh is braided
The grip is braided by hand from Swedish made wire rope. Where the pull calls for a gradual transition between grip and pulling tension, the mesh is braided in sections with triple, double and single wire.
The eye is fitted
Depending on the model, the grip ends in a soft wire rope eye or a swaged thimble: single, double or side.
The model is tensile tested
The breaking strength of each model has been measured in a test bench. The mean measured on the grips is what the tables give as BS.
Certificate on request
A certificate for the grip is available.
Services
Workshop services
The workshop does more than the range. Wire rope and ropes, get in touch and we sort out the practical side. Read more about tensile testing, swaging and winch rope replacement.
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Talurit swaging of wire rope
Swaging of eyes and ferrules on wire rope, in the dimensions you need.
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Winch rope replacement
Swaging and fitting of pulling eyes, so the rope is ready to use.
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Tensile testing up to 100 tonnes
Our own horizontal test bench, with a test certificate for the testing carried out.
The grips are used as Aids for cable and pipe pulling Protection at hydraulic couplings Aids for pulling overhead lines Strain relief at motor connections Cable support in wind turbines and pumping stations Aids for wire rope replacement
History
Hand-braided since 1969
Karl-Erik Stenborg braided his first grip in 1969, and for more than fifty years KES was a family business. In February 2023 Camilla Spinnars and Ulrika Lindholm took over the business through KES Drag & Gripstrumpor AB, with thanks to the Stenborg family. The manufacturing is the same: every grip is still braided by hand.
- Manual manufacturing in house, no lead times at subcontractors
- Standard models for pulling, overhead line pulling, cable, connection, support and restraint
- Offshore grips and custom versions made to order
- Made in Sweden, braided and swaged in Bollnäs
Terms
Delivery, payment and returns
What applies when you buy from us, in brief. General conditions of delivery according to NL 01 (PDF).
Shipping and delivery
- Delivery is ex works from our warehouse.
- Where delivery calls for a pallet and pallet collars, these are charged on the freight cost.
- The general conditions of delivery NL 01 apply.
- Delivered goods remain our property until payment has been made in full.
Payment terms
- Payment must reach us no later than 10 days after the invoice date, or as agreed.
- In the event of late payment or other default, we reserve the right to shorten the payment period.
Complaints
- A complaint about an invoice is made within one working week, at most 7 days from the invoice date.
- Check the goods and the packaging on receipt. Damage or a deviating quantity is noted on the consignment note when signing, with the vehicle registration number and the driver’s signature.
- Damage that is not visible and is found on unpacking is reported within one working week, at most 7 days.
Returns
- Goods are returned without delay. The freight is always paid by the sender of the goods.
- A return deduction of 20 % is made on the net invoiced amount.
- Special models that differ from the standard range are not taken back, so take care when ordering.
Force majeure
KES Drag & Gripstrumpor AB is not liable for the consequences of a missed or delayed delivery caused by circumstances beyond the control of the company.
Contact
Tell us what needs pulling
Diameter, material and pulling force take us a long way. We come back with the right standard model or a proposal for a special version.
KES Drag & Gripstrumpor
- Address
- KES Drag & Gripstrumpor AB
Odengatan 4, 821 43 Bollnäs - Contact
- Johan Mårtensson
order@dragstrumpor.com - Phone
- 073 097 59 05
- Reg. no.
- 559406-1540 · Registered for F-tax