As you know, Loos & Company manufactures plastic jacketed aircraft cable for custom cable assembly. There are a variety of colors to choose from when it comes to jacketed aircraft cable, also known as coated cable, including specialized options. Jacketing aircraft cable can provide added cable smoothness in cycling applications, extra corrosion resistance in extreme environments, and add to the fatigue life of the cable. Coated cable is used in aerospace cable assemblies, exercise equipment, mooring cables, or any other application where the added benefits of plastic jacketing can be of use. At Loos & Company, these jackets come in 11 different materials and cover galvanized and stainless-steel cables.

When preparing your jacketed aircraft cable for assembly, the cable must get cut using the proper equipment. Tools designed to shear-cut aircraft cables that are properly maintained will ensure that the internal wires get cut as evenly as possible, avoiding ripped jackets and jagged edges. Well-performed cuts reduce the risk of personal injury and make the actual assembly manufacturing process go much smoother. We recommend Felco Cutting tools, which you can purchase through the Loos Cableware Division in Naples, FL.

For maximum strength in a cable assembly, there must be direct contact between the hardware and the strands in the cable. Therefore, when applying steel cable accessories, the jacket must be stripped off the cable to attach the fittings. Swaging fittings over the jacket weakens the strength in the assembly because it now relies on the strength of the coating alone, and plastic is not nearly as strong as steel!                                                                                                      

We perform the cutting and stripping operation for all the aircraft cable assemblies we build here at Loos & Company. We also supply customers with lengths of cable that have been cut to length and stripped of the jacket material for assembly at their location.

If you have any questions about the process, or any other aspect of aircraft cable assemblies, feel free to contact a Loos & Company product manager. We’ll be happy to assist you in any way that we can.