Ropes and their depiction

Constructions

Mooring

Achieving higher performance together. Seven braided cores, firmly bundled in a protective cover provide extremely good performance characteristics.

Twin

In a double braid rope, the core and cover share the load equally, even though applications may vary considerably.

One

With a round plait rope, a supporting braid determines the rope’s technical properties: it functions without a core – or without a cover, depending on your view of things …

Square

In a square plait rope, eight strands are interwoven to form a roughly quadratic cross-section. It is very robust and has good grip, while simultaneously being relatively economic and easy to splice.

Twist

Laid (twisted) rope has existed for centuries. It is economical elastically, although it can open up under strain.

Raw materials

High modulus fibres: Mega

The triumph of high modulus fibres began with Aramid / Kevlar®, nowadays also known as Technora®. Dyneema®, Zylon® and Vectran® have now also joined rank. Because almost all molecular chains in the fibres are aligned in parallel, outstanding qualities result. Dyneema® provides even greater strength than steel with the same cross-section. And Gleistein Ropes, with its stretching technology, can truly claim to be a worldwide leader in this area, so that the strength and stretch of braided ropes has been further optimised.

High strength fibres: Geo

Polyester, polyamide and polypropylene are high-strength fibres and provide especially well-balanced all-round properties at moderate prices. They ensure excellent handling and are clearly superior wherever elastic stretch is required. High-strength fibres are also extremely versatile and form the basis of our broad range of products, right up to optically similar, but technically far superior natural fibre substitutes.