Viper Wire Rope Lubricator

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

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).

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.

Lubricating Upper Section of Gottwald Crane Rope

Viper MKII In Operational and Training

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.