2026 Catalog - Flipbook - Page 46
THE TUFLEX ® DIFFERENCE
All Lift-All slings meet or exceed OSHA and ASME B30.9 standards and regulations.
What is a Tuflex Roundsling?
A Tuflex roundsling is an endless synthetic sling made from polyester yarn covered by a double-wall tubular
jacket. The roundsling body can be compared to sling webbing with the tubular jacket face yarns woven without
binder yarns. This allows the core yarns to move independently within the jacket.
Tu昀氀ex
Sling
Protection
Round
Slings
Web
Slings
General
Information
Polyester Roundslings
Sling Webbing
Wire
Rope
VS.
Transverse pick yarns inter-relate with binder
yarns.
Woven surface yarns protect core yarns but
carry no load.
Woven surface yarns cover each side and carry a
portion of the load.
Longitudinal core yarns carry 100% of load.
Strip of longitudinal core yarns bears the majority
of the load.
Red core warning yarns.
Binder yarns secure the surface yarns to web
core yarns.
Cargo
Control
Lift-All
Hoists
Hoist
Rings
Plate
Clamps
Lifting
Devices
Red core warning yarns.
Roundsling construction (as shown above) protects
all load carrying core yarns from abrasion with an
independent, woven jacket. Replacement is not
necessary until the red or white core yarns can be
seen through holes in the jacket. When core yarns
are visible, the sling must be removed from service.
Tuflex roundslings provide double-wall protection for
extended sling life.
Sling webbing (as graphically demonstrated) has its
surface yarns connected from side to side to not only
protect the core yarns but to position all surface and
tensile yarns to work together to support the load.
Wear or damage to sling webbing face yarns cause
an immediate strength loss. This is the reason why
sling webbing has red core yarns to visually reveal
damage and act as a basis for sling rejection.
Tufhide™ Jacket on EN360 and Larger Slings
The double-wall Tufhide jacket (made from bulked nylon 昀椀bers) o昀昀ers better abrasion resistance for our larger
capacity Tuflex roundslings. Additionally, Tufhide reduces the heat buildup that can damage other high capacity
roundslings when used in a choker hitch.
Always protect synthetic
slings from being cut or
damaged by corners,
edges and protrusions by
using protection su昀케cient for
each application.
Refer to Sling Protection section in this catalog.
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(Side View)
Transverse pick yarns position surface yarns
andprotects core yarns.
Mesh
Slings
Rigging
Hardware
Chain
Slings
(Side View)
Follow temperature and chemical
WARNING information located in the Web section
of this catalog.
