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SAFETY • RESCUE • TACTICAL Escape Ropes 2 - 3 Engineered. Tested. Proven. The Sterling Way. Search Ropes 4 Sterling Rope products are chosen by more rope rescue and rope access technicians, Kits & Systems 5- 8 industrial safety workers, arborist, and tactical operators because they perform. Sterling Tech Series 9 - 10 ropes perform well, not just the first time out of the bag, but each and every time, outlasting HT Cords 11 even your expectations. This is our mission: to create the most technically advanced, highest quality, best performing life-safety rope, cord and gear available. Sterling Rope products are Rope Bags 11 engineered to make the work you do safer, easier, and more efficient. Our products have Lanyards 12 been tested world-wide in the most challenging environments, proving that they live up to Training Center 13 their Sterling reputation. Hardware 14 - 16 Performance isn’t proven by a test report or from specs on a page. Performance is proven SuperStatic 17 - 18 in the field. Sterling ropes, and innovative products like our F4™, F3™ and ATS™ descent control devices, and sewn cord prusiks have been tested in thousands of applications as HTP Static 19 - 20 routine as FDNY escape training, as challenging as blade repair work on wind turbines in SafetyPro 21 Alaska, and as crucial as mountain rescue in war zones. Our customers trust and have Water Rescue 22 confidence in our products because Sterling Rope is an ISO 9001 certified company, our Dynamic Ropes 23 products are third-party tested and certified to industry standards, and most importantly- our products have been proven in the field. Military Ropes 24 Since 1993, Sterling Rope has had a goal of being a different and better rope company. We Fast Rope 24 specialize in life-safety and to that end, have extended our expertise into designing Accessory Cord 25 hardware and systems, utilizing rope and gear, to help keep people safe in the vertical world. Sewn Cord 26 As all solid rescue systems are backed up, so too are our products with the industry’s best Webbing 27 customer service. It is part of our culture and we take this extremely seriously. We appreciate what can happen in the vertical world. We understand that what you do matters, Sewn Webbing 28 and this drives us to create innovative, life-safety products that work incredibly well, and last Technical Specs 29 - 30 for a long time. 1 ESCAPE ROPES Sterling has an extensive and proven line of high performance Fire Rescue and Escape Ropes. Our escape ropes are engineered to balance a technical, durable sheath with a strong, yet supple core to provide outstanding performance for critical applications and challenging environments. Sterling uses high performing aramid yarns, such as Technora® and Twaron®, in unique small diameter constructions to achieve resistance to cutting, chemicals and extreme heat, while providing optimal handling, and high strength. Combined with our revolutionary F4™ descent control device, our ropes provide the perfect escape option for firefighters and tactical personnel. All Sterling Escape Ropes are available with our proprietary sewn eye terminations using our Technora thread. Photo Courtesy: Eric McCallister FireTech™ 0120 EscapeTech™ 0120 SafeTech™ FireTech was the first certified 100% EscapeTech is the most compact certified Engineered with our highly durable Technora escape rope ever made. This escape rope available. Unique Technora Technora sheath, and high performance 7.5mm rope offers high heat and cut sheath and nylon core construction nylon cores, SafeTech is the ideal escape resistance, plus has a 3-Sigma MBS of 5732 optimizes strength, heat resistance and rope. SafeTech’s sheath is resistant to high lbs. The only escape rope used by FDNY in handling. The nylon core provides structure heat, chemicals and cutting, while the core their PSS (Personal Safety System); it passed for gear compatibility, yet allows for easy provides strength, gear compatibility and FDNY’s rigorous testing program. FireTech packing into a bag or pocket. better elongation to reduce anchor loads. retains more of its strength after repeated Performing excellently with the F4, exposures to elevated temperatures, and SafeTech provides an easy payout, a offers a longer burn-through time than smooth controlled descent, and packs well mixed fiber ropes. into bags. Diameter 7.5 mm Diameter 7.5 mm Diameter 8.0 mm NFPA 1983, 2012 Fire Escape NFPA 1983, 2012 Fire Escape NFPA 1983, 2012 Fire Escape Elongation at 300 lbs 0.8% Elongation at 300 lbs 4.4% Elongation at 300 lbs 6.8% MBS lbs (kN) 5,732 (25.5) MBS lbs (kN) 3,911 (17.4) MBS lbs (kN) 4,383 (19.5) Weight (lbs/50') 1.5 Weight (lbs/50') 1.4 Weight (lbs/50') 1.4 Fibers (sheath/core) Technora/Technora Fibers (sheath/core) Technora/Nylon Fibers (sheath/core) Technora/Nylon 2 Residual Strength After Heat Exposure The chart below approximates the strength of Sterling’s escape ropes after being exposed to high heat for over an hour. This is based upon heat tests conducted by Teijin Ltd on their Technora and Twaron fibers. Fibers were heated to r e t s temperatures of 482°F/250°C, then tested i l l a C at 68°F. Tests were repeated at 662°F c M c i /350°C. In their tests, Technora fibers r E : y maintained 99% of their break strength s e t r after an hour in temperatures above u o C where nylon melts. Nylon melts at o t o h 428°F/220°C. P ZĞƐŝĚƵĂů^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŌĞƌ,ĞĂƚdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Temperature ( F) RIT 900 (Twaron) FireTech (Technora) 8mm PER (Nylon) 8mm PER 0120 RIT 500™ (continued from above) This compact, lightweight and 100% nylon Developed in 1998, the RIT 500 was The red and blue lines are indicative of how rope is a great economical option for Sterling Rope’s original heat resistant Sterling’s FireTech (100% Technora) Escape escape kits. The 8mm PER features high escape rope. This 8mm rope features a rope, and RIT 900, (100% Twaron) Search tensile strength and a unique, and highly Twaron sheath and nylon core. The Twaron rope, should perform after exposure to durable sheath. Also available as sheath is very durable and heat resistant up high heat relative to a nylon rope (green SafetyGLO™ that features a reflective to 932˚F. This rope is compatible with line) that would likely have melted. The tracer in the sheath. many escape devices and is more abrasion fiber tests offer a compelling reason to and cut resistant than nylon. choose the original and innovative FireTech as your escape rope. However, any of our escape ropes using Technora or Twaron in their sheath constructions offer huge Diameter 8 mm Diameter 8 mm benefits of heat resistance over nylon cords. NFPA 1983, 2012 Escape NFPA 1983, 2012 N/A Elongation at 300 lbs 4.3% Elongation at 300 lbs 3.4% (Twaron and DuPont’s Kevlar® have very similar properties. This chart is used for MBS lbs (kN) 3,754 (16.7) MBS lbs (kN) 5,485 (24.4) demonstration purposes. Actual strength Weight (lbs/50') 1.5 Weight (lbs/50') 1.4 of ropes after being exposed to high temperatures depends on many factors.) Fibers (sheath/core) Nylon/Nylon Fibers (sheath/core) Twaron/Nylon 3 visit www.sterlingrope.com for more information or to order online. SEARCH ROPES COLOR GUIDE Search lines are an integral tool for rescue and tactical operations. Sterling’s unique search lines were designed for the many different RIT 900™ and challenging situations that arise during fire operations. Sterling was the first to use high heat resistant fibers such as Technora and Twaron, as well as to incorporate reflective yarns into the sheath. RIT Response™ Our constructions create ropes that have optimal handling, high strength and are heat and cut resistant. SearchLite™ RIT 900™ RIT Response™ SearchLite™ The original heat resistant search line, the The RIT Response was designed for Developed for and used by FDNY for RIT 900’s hollow braid construction search RIT/RIC use in fireground search and search operations. SearchLite’s innovative line packs easily into a pocket or bag. Made rescue. The flexibility of this rope construction uses reflective fibers to of 100% Twaron, this line is heat resistant facilitates packing and deployment, while increase visibility of the sheath, and up to 932˚ Fahrenheit and is very resistant the diameter allows it to be located and Technora and nylon core yarns to enhance to abrasion and chemicals, making the RIT handled with gloved hands in low visibility strength, cut resistance and maintain 900 a great choice as a primary or personal conditions. The heat resistant sheath integrity should the rope be exposed to search line. provides security and strength, protecting high heat. against high temperatures and allowing for victim extrication. Diameter 6.8mm Diameter 9.0mm Diameter 7.5mm NFPA 1983, 2012 N/A NFPA 1983, 2012 N/A NFPA 1983, 2012 N/A Elongation at 300 lbs 2.6% Elongation at 300 lbs 1.9% Elongation at 300 lbs 1.6% MBS lbs (kN) 4,136 (18.4) MBS lbs (kN) 6,969 (31.0) MBS lbs (kN) 3,012 (13.4) Weight (lbs/50') .9 Weight (lbs/50') 2.1 Weight (lbs/50') 1.3 Fibers (sheath/core) Twaron/ None Fibers (sheath/core) Twaron/ Polyester Fibers (sheath/core) Nylon/Nylon-Technora 4 KITS &SYSTEMS Escape and technical rope systems require not only the best rope and cord, but also the right components. At Sterling, we design our hardware and components to work flawlessly with our ropes and cords.