Seven important benefits of Bergen Safety Cable over lock wire

Bergen co-created Safety Cable in the 1980s.

Bergen Cableis a renowned supplier of cable solutions, both inside and outside of North America. It is also a cable innovator, having collaborated with General Electric in the 1980s to invent a unique brand of Safety Cable. This cable has since become the standard in the aerospace industry.

广受好评的快速安装,组装低costs, and high quality, Bergen Safety Cable offersconsiderable advantagesover lock wire, especially in applications involving fastener retention.

Better ergonomics and higher efficiency

While there are many benefits of using Safety Cable instead of lock wire when retaining fasteners, the following seven reasons are cited by theBergencrew:

1. Better ergonomics.Safety Cable is designed to be user-friendly and fit comfortably in the user’s hands.
2. Better access to restricted areas.Safety Cable noses can be rotated by 360 degrees and for short lengths, which allows much easier access to tight areas.
3. Higher efficiency.Bergen Safety Cable saves substantial time by being quicker and easier to use. This increases production and also yields a higher return on investment.
4. Lower risk of damage from foreign objects.Lock wire must be cut many times to remove it from an application, which creates small pieces that can damage an aircraft if not cleaned out properly. Foreign-object damage can endanger passengers and crews. But when one removes Safety Cable, the result is only two scrap pieces.
5. Less training needed.It takes time to apply lock wire properly, but a newbie can get a Safety Cable system working in half an hour.
6. More safety.Lock wire has dangerous sharp ends, while Safety Cable has fused ends that pose no injury risk.
7. No guesswork regarding details.Safety Cable can be strung through fastener holes with no need to predetermine how much to use; with lock wire, the application must begin again if the amount of wire or number of twists is wrong.

For a demonstration of Safety Cable installation, watch this video:

For more information,contact Bergen.

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