Yale LOUPS

In our continuing effort to develop innovative rope products for high-performance applications, Yale Cordage has unveiled LOUPS™, endless slings of extraordinary strength. The concept behind LOUPS is simple; using UHMW braid, Yale’s engineers overlap consecutive coils, and then splice the ends to create a single loop of overlapping lines. That multiple-strand loop is then encased in a 48-carrier polyethylene sleeve to reduce abrasion. The completed loop undergoes Yale’s proprietary process to equalize stress across each strand, ensuring maximum strength when the finished LOUP is ultimately installed.

Because the coils making up LOUPS are covered by an anti-abrasive sleeve, we have incorporated color-coded wear indicators in the sleeve’s braid, which also identify the LOUP’s strength rating. The wear bands do double duty as they undergo use, and the highly visible colored tracers will break down, indicating the need to replace the LOUP.