Wide Range of Braided Sleeving, Material and Industrial Uses
Cables, as far as we are aware, don't wear clothes. So Cable Sleeving isn't something you'd find on a tiny holiday sweater lovingly knitted for your wires. It is kind of like clothing in a way, however: it's constructed of woven (or “ braided cord ”) fibers that surround a cable (or a bundle of cables) to protect them. Unlike Raceway, which is rigid, Sleeving is designed to conform to the shape and path of the cable. It's flexible, and often expandable due to the woven nature of its construction. It's also made from a wide variety of materials: Kevlar, Stainless Steel, Nylon, Fiberglass and more. There are two main methods of installation, depending on type. Split Sleeving (also known as Side-Entry or Wrap-Around) features a slit up the side of the Sleeve that allows cables to be applied or removed at any point in the run. They can sometimes feature button, hook-and-loop, or zipper closures. The other type is solid, non-slit Sleeving, in which cables must be ...