High Modulus PolyEthylene Ropes from
Cortland Puget Sound Rope, USA

KTL Offshore have an exclusive agreement with
Cortland PugetSound Rope covering South East
Asia and the Middle East for the development of
synthetic heavy lifting solutions using Plasma ropes.

Plasma

The highest strength-to-mass-ratio of any rope
available, this 12 strand or 12x12 strand
construction offers the equivalent strength
to a wire rope of the same size. Elongation is
similar to wire rope. The patented 12x12
construction is easily repaired in the field by
replacing any damaged strands, and the Plasma
rope is probably the easiest rope to splice on-site.
A Polyurethane coating increases abrasion resistance
while the rope is UV stabilized and creep properties
are negligible at working loads. Plasma is made from Honeywell's
Spectra fiber and heat treated using PSR's recrystallisation process.

Features:

• Elongation 4-5% at breaking load for a new rope (2-3% for a worked rope);
• Critical temperature 65 Deg C (150 Deg F);
• Torque free construction;
• Coefficient of friction 0.09-0.12;
• Specific gravity 0.98 (floats). The formulation can be altered to change the specific gravity to make the rope sink if required (specify at time of order with the factory).

Applications:

• Winch lines;
• Tugger winch lines;
• Pick up and messenger lines;
• Towing.