Seven safety cable advantages over lock wire, according to Bergen

Bergen helped to invent safety cable in the '80s.

Bergen Cable is renowned internationally as a supplier of top cable products, but it is also a respected innovator. The company collaborated with General Electric in the 1980s to develop a unique line of safety cable. There are notable safety cable advantages that make it superior to lock wire for retaining fasteners.

With its quick installation, low assembly costs, and high quality, Bergen’s line of safety cable has become the standard in the aerospace industry.

Better ergonomics, higher efficiency

The Bergen team cites several safety cable advantages over lock wire in fastener retention. Here are seven reasons to choose it:

• Better ergonomics. Safety cable is built to be user-friendly and fit comfortably in anybody’s hands.
• Easier access to tight areas. Safety-cable noses can be rotated 360 degrees and for short lengths, so restricted areas can be reached more easily.
• Higher efficiency. Bergen safety cable saves significant time by being quicker and easier to use, which boosts production and also results in higher return on investment.
• Less chance of damage from foreign objects. Lock wire must be cut many times to be removed from an application; this creates small pieces that can damage an aircraft if not properly cleaned out. Foreign-object damage can endanger crews and passengers. When users remove Bergen safety cable, the result is only two scrap pieces.
• Less training needed. It takes time to learn how to apply lock wire properly. But a newbie can get a safety-cable system working in only 30 minutes.
• More safety. Lock wire has sharp ends that can injure workers. But Bergen safety cable has fused ends that pose no safety risks.
• No guesswork about details. Safety cable can be strung through fastener holes, with no need to predetermine how much to use. This is much quicker and easier than using lock wire, with which users must begin again if they get the amount of wire or the number of twists wrong.

For more on safety cable advantages, watch this video:

To learn more, contact Bergen.

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