Allen Bradley Guardmaster Lifeline Gripper

Use this gripper from Rockwell Automation's Allen Bradley Guardmaster range to attach a cable to a rope-pull switch. As it's used with the Lifeline Rope Tensioner System, you can combine it with switches from the 440E range for easy compatibility. The device comes in a pack of two so you can connect the cable at both ends for a secure hold. A broad operating temperature range between -25°C and +80°C ensures safe and reliable use in challenging settings. As the gripper's made from acetal, aluminium alloy and stainless steel, it's a durable option that's resistant to impact and corrosion.

• IP30 (ingress protection) rating indicates it's protected against solid objects over 2.5mm
• Simple design for tool-free installation
• 280N holding force for reliability

• cULus (Underwriters' Laboratories in Canada and the US)
• EN ISO 13849-1 (European Union - International Organisation for Standardisation)
• TÜV (Technical Inspection Association)

• No specialist tools required, ensuring ease-of-installation
• Allen key allows fast and easy tensioning
• 500N tensioner holding force
• Can be installed and commissioned in approximately 3 minutes
• Wire adjustment up to 300mm
• Cable tidy incorporated into cable grips, which allow quick thread and grip of wire
• Helps to implement a simple and effective emergency stop rope pull system but can be used for other applications

A cable pull switch, also known as grab wire switches or rope pull switches, are a common type of emergency stop and safeguarding measure. They allow personnel to stop moving machinery anywhere along its length instead of at just one point on the apparatus and can be used over a long distance. This is useful if there is a chance that someone may become entangled in lengthy moving machinery, such as conveyor belts. These appliances are hung by a wire around the machinery and can be operated by pulling the cord. This isolates the circuit and stops the hazard.

You can use this gripper around awkward industrial equipment like conveyor belts. For versatility, you can also use it to set cables around restricted areas.