WEAR™ Pipe Restraint and Vibration Isolator

WEAR™ (Wire Energy Absorbing Rope) pipe restraints are uniquely packaged wire rope isolators designed to protect structures from steady state vibration and restrain them from seismic and dynamic loads. The WEAR™ pipe restraint will cushion, restrain and reduce energy into the structure through damping and will compensate for thermal expansion.

These new generation energy absorbing restraints feature simple construction. There are no oils, seals or complex moving parts required to perform their function. The design has eliminated the problems often associated with hydraulic or mechanical restraints which are complex and prone to failure.

The Wire Rope Isolator, which is the basic element of the technology, has been successfully used by the military for more than 25 years. As a result, it conforms to government, military and nuclear quality control requirements. The restraint is nuclear qualified and exempt from surveillance testing.

In-place visual inspection is all that is required to assure operability. The WEAR™ is provided with a wide range of piping accessories and can be supplied to ISO 9001, Mil-Q, Mil-I, B31.1 or ASME Section III subsection NF.