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Manufacturing capabilities

Slingco is founded on engineering excellence and a total commitment to quality. For the safety-critical industries we serve, nothing less than this is acceptable. Every single Slingco product is designed, engineered and tested to exacting standards, ensuring safe and dependable operation under the most challenging conditions.

Manufacturing Capabilities

This begins with our dedicated in-house design team. From initial design and advanced 3D modelling to prototyping and testing, every stage of our design process is completed with meticulous precision. Our ISO9001 quality-assured manufacturing operation is equipped with the latest production tools and systems, enabling us to offer the following services:

Wire rope swaging

Swaging

  • Wire rope swaging technology
  • Industry ‘standard’ and custom cable end fittings and cable design
  • Specialist & hybrid slings.

Casting

Castings

  • Initial design
  • 3D modelling
  • FEA prototyping and testing
  • Gravity die-casting
  • Sand casting
  • Tool development
  • Pre-production
  • Full production

Machining

Machining

  • In-house and offshore
  • Aluminium, brass, and steel CNC machining for turned, milled or any form of machined component
  • Secondary processing for cast or fabricated products
  • Rapid prototyping
  • In-house assembly

Metal stamping and pressing

Metal Stamping & Pressing

  • Volume manufacture of pressed or stamped metal components
  • Carbon steel and stainless steels, including product and tooling design
  • Product assembly, heat treatment and surface finishes (e.g. zinc plating)

Cablenet Tension Wire Grid

Fabricated Products

We have the ability to fabricate a wide range of products including our Cablenet tension wire grid. As pioneers in high level ‘invisible’ access platforms, we have supplied some of the largest examples of their kind in the world. This includes the record breaking 25,000 sq. ft installation at the Feria de Madrid exhibition centre, which consists of 25 miles of steel cable and over 50 tonnes of fabricated steelwork..

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Our range is continually developing and expanding - plus we frequently undertake custom engineering design - so if you don’t see the exact product you need, please contact us with your exact requirements.

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Slingco cable products and assemblies are found in a variety of industries such as civil engineering, aerospace, construction, transport, vehicle building, the military and the performing arts.
Slingco is a leading specialist supplier to the offshore industries, with products designed to meet the most demanding requirements of the Oil and Gas industry.
Slingco cable pulling grips, cable support grips and swivels are widely specified throughout the power utility industry.
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    Robert
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    Steve
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    Kent
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    Charlie

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