The Machining & Welding 5/16 IN Wire Rope Ferrule is sized to match 5/16 inch wire rope, giving you a stainless steel sleeve for a compression swage termination.

Ferrules like this compress around a wire rope loop to form a rated eye termination, a standard method for creating slings and rigging assemblies in house.

The ferrule is manufactured to precise dimensions so the swage compresses evenly around the wire rope, distributing load across the full sleeve length.

A properly swaged ferrule can achieve close to the full breaking strength of the wire rope, which loose clips generally cannot match.

Maintenance departments, fabrication shops, warehouses, and construction crews all rely on equipment in this category to handle lifts that come up again and again. Having the right beam or crane on hand means operators are not left rigging a load with mismatched slings or borrowed hardware, which keeps every lift consistent regardless of who is running it that day.

Rated capacity should always be treated as a hard limit, not a target, and a quick visual inspection before each lift is one of the simplest ways to keep a lifting operation safe. Make sure your operators are trained on the specific rigging setup this equipment requires, and confirm that anyone signing off on a lift understands how to read the working load limit and match it against the actual load being moved.

Well-built rigging hardware holds its rated capacity through years of regular use, provided it is inspected and stored properly between jobs. A dry, organized storage area away from corrosive chemicals or extreme temperature swings goes a long way toward extending the service life of steel components.

See the specifications below for the exact numbers you will want to check before ordering.

Add the Machining & Welding 5/16 IN Wire Rope Ferrule to your wire rope termination supplies.

Product Info:
•  Wire Rope Diameter: 5/16 in
•  Ferrule Outer Diameter: 0.875 in
•  Ferrule Length: 1.5 in
•  Material: Stainless steel
•  Shipping Weight: 0.25 lbs