The most common webbing sling synthetic fibers are nylon, polyester, polyolefin, aramid, LCP, and plasma. Plasma consists of a fiber called Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), which is extremely durable and carries superior strength over the other common materials.Because they’re made of fibers and not metal, they’re resistant to corrosion and can tolerate UV rays, snow, rain, and freezing or high temperatures.Plasma slings can be used in similar situations to wire rope as the primary lifting method for overhead lifts. Its rope fibers can be designed and constructed in many uses to provide mechanical advantages for lifts. With synthetic rope slings, you get strength and durability of wire rope slings, in addition to the weight-savings, cost savings, and load protection all in one product.

Plasma won’t store as much built-up energy as steel will. If a break or failure occurs, no whipping or recoil motion will occur. Workers will not be injured as a result of this.When a steel wire rope or chain sling breaks, it’s unfortunately much more violent and could hurt your workers or damage other equipment. When a Plasma Sling breaks, the sling simply falls to the ground.It’s much safer on the hands and easier to inspect as well. The fibers in the synthetic rope are soft  meaning you won’t have to worry about broken wires, metal burns, or corrosion.Over the last decade, plasma slings are quickly evolving and becoming more preferred to use in lifting, rigging, and winching applications.

Their high strength synthetic fibers are superior to steel wire rope as they’re much more lightweight, easier to inspect and repair, will not produce broken/protruding wires, unaffected by salt and fresh water, and their wear points can be protected from abrasion, cutting, and heat damage.When compared to other rope manufacturers, Cortland’s Plasma Slings and Ropes provide unique strength and product performance characteristics. They focus on technical specifications of larger and more challenging lifts, and provide weight, strength, and product performance that cannot be easily be compared with other manufacturers.They can be more expensive than wire rope or other synthetic ropes, but they will offer your business and you a longer service life and incredible safety.

Plasma 12 strand is the highest strength synthetic rope available. It is a braided rope constructed of 12 individual strands of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), enhanced by a recrystallization process to increase its strength.Plasma 12×12 is a 12-strand braided rope where each individual strand is, in turn, a 12-stand braided rope. This design allows for long lay lengths, making the rope more flexible for bending applications and quickly being spliced using standard 12-strand splicing techniques.Just like Plasma 12 strand, it also has the easiness to handle which is great when splicing them. The other advantages of the  construction you may not know are that it has a firmer rope than the 12×1 braided rope – allowing better internal abrasion resistance between strands and greater dimensional stability.