Features:
- High strength
- Lower weight
- High abrasion resistance
- Low elongation at break - comparable to steel wire rope
- Excellent chemical and UV resistance
Benefits:
- Higher strength-to-weight ratio
- Safer & easier to handle than steel wire ropes
- Greater durability than other synthetic fibres
- Low snap back
- Weight is 1/7 to 1/8 of steel wire rope for the same strength and diameter
What does Plateena offer you?
- More length on the same reel
- Safe for the workers
- Ease of operations
- Controlled jumping & Very low sag
- More life and less maintenance
- Hotline crossing with safety
Why Transmission Contractors Choose Plateena Over Steel Wire Rope
Garware Plateena is a UHMPE rope manufactured from HMPE fibre - the world's strongest fibre yarn with a very high breaking strength-to-weight ratio, engineered specifically for the power transmission industry.
Plateena ropes are engineered for uninterrupted, faster stringing operations across all weather and terrain conditions - fields, valleys, river crossings, hilly terrain, long spans, and high-altitude installations where conventional steel wire rope handling is a critical bottleneck.
Unlike steel wire rope, Plateena has no fish hooks or protruding wire ends - eliminating a major source of crew injury. No lubrication is required at any point on the stringing route - eliminating lubrication cost and the environmental and agronomic risk of lubricant dripping on crops and land during line stringing.
Power-on line (hotline) stringing with Plateena is safer and more cost-effective: the rope has very high dielectric constants, is virtually non-conducting, has very high flash-over voltage, and low sag due to its light weight.
Plateena stringing ropes are supplied in ready-to-use bobbin form - eliminating preparation time on site.
Technical Specifications
| Construction & Material | Plateena vs Anti-Twist Steel Wire Rope — Specification Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specification | Standard | Available range | Feature | Plateena | Steel wire rope |
| Material | UHMPE / Dyneema fibres | - | Weight | ✓ 1/7th of SWR for same strength | ✗ Heavy - 7x heavier at same BS |
| Construction | 12-strand with jacket | 8-strand also available | Fish hooks / wire ends | ✓ None - safer for crew | ✗ Yes - injury risk at every operation |
| Colour | Yellow (treated) | Custom on order | Lubrication | ✓ Not required - zero lube cost | ✗ Required - ongoing maintenance cost |
| Elongation @ break | 3% | Low elongation - controlled tension | Monsoon operations | ✓ Uninterrupted - floats, no moisture | ✗ Difficult - heavy and slippery |
| Diameter range | 16mm to 60mm | Custom diameters on request | Transportation (truck load) | ✓ 600 kg replaces 4,000–5,000 kg SWR | ✗ 4,000-5,000 kg per equivalent job |
| Breaking strength | 21,500 kgf (16mm) | Up to 259,500 kgf (60mm) | Hotline / live-line stringing | ✓ Non-conducting, high dielectric constant | ✗ Conducting - significant safety risk |
| Weight (200m) | 17.8 kg (16mm) | Up to 230 kg (60mm) | Ready-to-use supply | ✓ Yes - bobbin ready, zero site prep | ✗ No - preparation required on site |
| Cost savings | ✓ Manpower, transport, lubrication, crop damage | ✗ High ongoing cost in all categories | |||
Specs comparison of Plateena v/s anti-twist steel wire for cable pulling
| Diameter (mm) | Weight (kg/1000 mtr) | Breaking strength (BS-kgf) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plateena rope | Anti-twist steel rope | Plateena rope | Anti-twist steel rope | Plateena rope | Anti-twist steel rope |
| Cable Pulling (Messenger Line) | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 29 | 110 | 2600 | 2244 |
| 8 | 8 | 45 | 220 | 4400 | 4284 |
| 10 | 10 | 65 | 350 | 6500 | 6936 |
| Cable Pulling (Pilot Ropes) | |||||
| 12 | 12 | 98 | 490 | 10000 | 9180 |
| 14 | 14 | 155 | 610 | 14000 | 11934 |
| 16 | 16 | 188 | 840 | 18500 | 16320 |
| 18 | 18 | 250 | 1210 | 21500 | 22950 |
| 20 | 20 | 353 | 1240 | 29500 | 26724 |
| 22 | 24 | 385 | 1760 | 38000 | 38250 |
| 24 | 26 | 480 | 1980 | 46000 | 41718 |
| 26 | 28 | 575 | 2330 | 54000 | 48858 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Garware Plateena is a UHMPE rope made from Dyneema fibre - the world's strongest fibre yarn. Used as a pilot line (messenger rope) during transmission line stringing, it is 1/7th the weight of equivalent anti-twist steel wire rope at the same breaking strength. This makes conductor pulling, tower stringing, and all terrain crossing significantly faster, safer, and more cost effective.
A full truck load of 4,000-5,000 kg of conventional anti-twist steel wire rope can be done away with just 600 kg of Plateena ropes - a reduction of over 85% in transportation weight. This directly reduces transport costs, crane loading during stringing, and crew handling fatigue across the entire transmission line route.
Yes. Plateena has very high dielectric constants and is virtually non-conducting, with very high flash-over voltage and low sag due to its light weight. These properties make it safe and effective for power-on-line (hotline) stringing operations where the transmission line remains energised during maintenance or upgrade stringing activities.
Yes. Plateena floats on water and does not absorb moisture - unlike steel wire rope which sinks and requires significantly greater boat capacity to transport across rivers. For hill terrain operations, its light weight enables swift stringing even in locations with limited mechanical access. It is also resistant to all weather conditions including monsoon.
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