Viper Wire Rope Lubricators
At Pure Lubrication, we’re proud to supply the Viper Wire Rope Lubricator – a fast, safe, and environmentally responsible way to clean and lubricate wire ropes. Designed for performance and durability, the Viper system helps extend rope life, improve safety, and reduce maintenance costs across industries such as marine, oil and gas, mining, and construction.
Our in-house team, with over 200 years of combined experience, works closely with Viper to deliver world-class wire rope maintenance solutions. Together, we bring innovation, reliability, and outstanding customer service to every project.
Why Choose the Viper Wire Rope Lubricator?
Viper technology allows ropes to be cleaned and lubricated in one smooth, efficient process. This ensures each rope is evenly coated, minimising waste and protecting it against corrosion and wear. As a result, operations become more reliable, safer, and easier to maintain.
By eliminating manual greasing, Viper systems save time and reduce health and safety risks. They also cut lubricant consumption, making them a cleaner and more sustainable option for wire rope maintenance.
Key Benefits:
Extends wire rope life by up to 300%
Lubricates up to 2,000 metres of rope per hour
Reduces manual labour by as much as 90%
Improves operator safety and working conditions
Minimises leakage and waste
Increase wire rope life up to 300%, and lubricates up to 2000m of rope per hour
Reduced labour required to lubricate wire ropes by up to 90%
Significantly improves health & safety compared to manual lubrication
Positive environmental impact as it increases equipment and rope life
Viper Wire Rope Lubricator Variants
Viper Mini MK3 Suitable for wire ropes between 6mm to 44mm
Health Safety & Environment
The Viper WRL was developed with safety and the environment in mind. When correctly used the Viper WRL has several Health, Safety and Environment benefits:
- Every gram of grease goes on the rope
- Does not leak meaning no mess
- No wasted lubricant
- Light weight allows for safe application
- There is no direct contact with the lubricant
- The rope can be lubricated from a safe distance
The Viper Seal
What makes the viper WRL seal so special?
Viper seals are proven to have lasted for > 15,000 metres of rope.
The unique Viper seal design is at the heart of the Viper WRL package. The selected polyurethane material is wear-resistant to ensure long service life but still flexible enough to mould to the rope. This flexibility helps reduce leakage but more importantly massages the lubricant into the rope, increasing penetration of the lubricant and the protection from corrosion that this provides. Other wire rope lubricators tend to simply coat the outside of the rope. The length of the Viper Mid and Maxi collar / seal combination also increases the dwell time that the rope has with the lubricant, which also helps with application and ultimately leads to longer rope life and extended lubrication intervals
VMRCS Manual Rope Cleaner
To achieve optimum visual inspection of wire rope assets it is critical that old lubricant and contamination is removed from the outer strands and valleys of the rope, prior to inspection.
Viper WRL has revolutionised the process of cleaning ropes by combining CAD based design with manufacturing techniques and composite materials to deliver the Viper Manual Rope Cleaner Solution Kit.
This kit is used in conjunction with our Viper Rope Cleaners (VRC).
Australian STS Crane – Rope being Cleaned and Lubricated
Why use the VMRCS Wire Rope Cleaner
- Effectively removes external contamination on wire ropes so visual inspection of rope can take place.
- Safer for staff, reduced lubricant usage, less leakage and mess.
- One-person job – easy to install and use.
- No tools required, very easy and fast to install.
- Reduced downtime associated with rope lubrication which improves equipment availability.
- Less wear on sheaves and winch drums.
- Removes contamination in the valleys of the rope to provide improved lubricant penetration.
- Unit has two support bushes spaced well apart giving the unit a lot of stability.
Viper Rope Cleaners
Viper Rope Cleaners enable the removal of contamination or built-up old lubricants from the wire rope prior to lubrication, improving the effectiveness of the lubrication process via the Viper WRL.
Viper Rope Cleaners (VRC’s) are available in left and right hand lay, to suit 6 and 8 strand ropes and other strand configurations on request. For certain types of wire ropes where the standard Viper Rope Cleaner is not suitable the Viper ‘Smooth Bore’ rope cleaner is available.
The Smooth Bore Rope Cleaner would typically be used on hose ropes with a large number of outer strands, some nonrotational ropes, ROV cables, etc, where the valleys between the strands are minimal and do not readily facilitate a standard Viper Rope Cleaner.
The Viper Wire Rope Lubricator in Action
Lubricating Upper Section of Gottwald Crane Rope
Viper MKII In Operational and Training
Viper Mini WRL Cleaning and Lubricating Mooring Lines on Tanker
Correct Lubrication
Wire rope lubricants have three principal functions:
Reducing the friction as the individual wires move over each other, providing corrosion protection in the core and inside wires and on the exterior surfaces, and preventing abrasive wear.
Abrasive wear can occur on the inside and outside of the rope, depending on the operating environment. Abrasive wear usually reduces rope diameter and can result in core failure and internal wire breakage.
Picking the correct heavy-duty industrial wire lubricant is critical to prolonging wire rope life.
Solution
Pure Lubrication is the authorised UK distributor for Lubrication Engineers Inc, supplying LE products and services.
Lubrication Engineers has formulated industrial wire rope lubricants built to meet the challenges, whether you are looking for a penetrating or coating lubricant.
When properly applied to the wire rope, their outstanding adhesive strength helps them remain on the rope; maintain a strong lubricating film between wires and strands; and resist oxidation, water and abrasive contaminants; all while remaining pliable in use.