Expandable Braided Sleeving

Fray-Resistant Braided Sleeving

Reduce the risk of electrical hazards with the help of high-quality expandable braided sleeving from Atkins & Pearce. Designed to help protect your cable and wire bundles, these products provide lasting solutions for your daily needs. Atkins & Pearce’s MONOFLEX® fray-resistant braided sleeving cuts without fraying, flaking, and unraveling.

Types of Fray-Resistant Braided Sleeving

Atkins & Pearce manufactures a wide variety of expandable braided sleeving, all designed with unique capabilities. The MONOFLEX® product line features our selection of braided sleeving with fray-resistant properties. MONOFLEX comes in two different variations:

MONOFLEX PET NF: This non-fray expandable braided sleeving is designed to be cut using scissors, resulting in a clean cut without flaking or residue. It’s abrasion-resistant and can handle heat up to 125 degrees Celsius (257 degrees Fahrenheit).
MONOFLEX PET FR NF: This combination of our PET FR and PET NF sleeving has flame-retardant and non-fray properties. It’s abrasion-resistant per ASTM D-4060 and can withstand temperatures up to 125 degrees Celsius (257 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Benefits of Using MONOFLEX® Expandable Braided Sleeving

MONOFLEX® is Atkins & Pearce’s flagship brand of expandable braided sleeving. This collection of high-quality solutions presents customers with many benefits, such as:

Field-ready design: Our scissor-cut expandable braided sleeving is ideal for applications where hot scissors are not readily available. This field-ready design saves you time and costs on installation.

Excellent protection: Wires and cables remain protected from various elements thanks to the durable PET materials used. Our expandable braided sleeving has fray-, abrasion-, and heat-resistant properties.

Pulling and bending prevention: Some cables and wires are sensitive to pulling and bending. Aside from resistance to extreme heat, fray, and abrasion, our expandable braided sleeving reinforces the strength of the cable and wire bundles.

Customizable options: Atkins & Pearce offers custom solutions to clients with specific braided sleeving needs. We can design and manufacture fray-resistant expandable sleeving according to your preferred dimensions and lengths to ensure the perfect fit and coverage.

Quick installation: Its high expansion ratio allows the braided sleeving to be installed with a single pull. Easily adjust the sleeving by sliding it into place all while keeping your bundled wires and cables intact.

Get Custom Clean-Cut Expandable Braided Sleeving

At Atkins & Pearce, we understand clients have unique demands for expandable braided sleeving. Honoring our commitment to providing lasting solutions to customers, we offer custom-design options for our expandable braided sleeving products.

We can design and manufacture wire sleeving according to your specifications, ensuring you get products with the perfect fit and dimensions. Some of the design aspects we can customize are size and length, color, material, and functional coatings. Should you choose to include special features such as fray or flame resistance, we can also incorporate these into the sleeving. Talk to our experts about your design preference.

Expandable Braided Sleeving FAQs

How do you size braided sleeving?

Braided sleeving should be the same diameter as the bundle unless you require a looser or more snug fit.

How do you install non-split expandable braided sleeving?

Prepare your cables by disconnecting them from devices and removing any coverings such as cable ties or tapes. Cut the non-split braided sleeving to your desired length. To install, gather the cable bundle and slide the sleeving from one end of the bundle until you reach the other end. Ensure the sleeving covers the entire length of the cable and adjust as needed. Repeat the process for all cables.

How do you cut sleeving?

The Monoflex^® expandable braided sleeving can be cut using a hot knife. Measure the sleeving to your desired length and cut as you see fit. As you use a hot knife, be aware of potential off-gassing from some polymers and complete this work in a well-ventilated area with the appropriate protective equipment.

What is the difference between heat shrink tubing vs. expandable sleeving?

Heat shrink tubing and expandable sleeving are two of the most popular cable management solutions. Expandable sleeving uses woven braided material that is usually flexible and allows easier movement. Heat shrink tubing, on the other hand, is a cylindrical tube made of a more rigid material that shrinks when heated. Both options offer protection and insulation for cables, but they differ in adaptability.

Expandable sleeving is suitable for irregularly shaped cables or applications that require more flexibility. It provides protection from abrasion, dust, and other elements that may cause minor impact, and it allows for better draining. Expandable sleeving is reusable and allows for easy removal and replacement.

Heat shrink tubing, due to its rigid nature, offers better protection from chemicals, moisture, and extreme heat. It’s more suitable for applications that require a snug fit. Once shrunk, heat shrink tubing is difficult to remove, if not impossible, without cutting.