for this certifi cation. T ough she has been in this position for 17 years, Privee continues to enjoy the challenges of the work. “We’re a strong company. We’ve got our specialties, including a good handle on what’s going on in the aircraft industry. With all the diff erent markets we service for wire, large rope, aircraft cable and cable assemblies, we’re more than just another cable manufacturer. We are a one-stop shop destination.” Indeed, the company’s specifi c specialties make it unique—and perhaps indispensable—to the aerospace industry. “T e modern fl ight of fi ghter aircraft doesn’t have much aviation cable inside,” explains Robert Davis, Sales and Marketing Manager for Loos & Company “T ere is, however, a lot of cable that surrounds our war-fi ghting capabilities, be it hoisting various apparatus or operating triggering mechanisms. For U.S. Naval operations, we have manufactured mine-sweeping cable that is towed behind a naval craft to sweep an area to eliminate mines. T is is done with a non-magnetic cable so that none of the magnetic mines will be triggered.” Other applications include tow-target cables, a smaller diameter armored cable that’s wrapped with a protective sheath and released from the back of a larger aircraft. It actually tows a target for target practice. T ose cables run in excess of 10,000 feet in length so that the target is nearly two miles behind whatever aircraft is pulling it. “Loos & Company is very diverse in our product
off ering, and we do continue to market such cable,” add Davis. “But the largest percentage of what we provide to the aerospace and military is aircraft cable for fl ight controls and various other program-oriented operations.” For these reasons, Loos & Company makes an emphasis to generate as much military and government business as possible, he notes. With such a wide array of work and continuing innovations for new wire rope applications to its credit, Loos & Company is well equipped for so many diff erent operations and tasks, and is always fi nding its way into an engineer’s design. As Davis sees it, “when you have an industry such as the domestic wire rope industry, and suppliers such as Loos & Company—consistently making high-quality products that fi t the bill in being able to cycle and work in a design that doesn’t fail during usage—then you can keep designing products of that nature.” He continues, “Wire rope products have withstood the test of time and quality. While one particular system may change, there is always another one on its heels.” A military design engineer may decide that the use of wire rope in an application remains the best option simply because of its track-record and proven versatility.
And one can expect that Loos & Company will be
ready and able to fulfi ll those orders, prolonging its well- established tradition of quality, consistency, and versatility. ❙
WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE MAY-JUNE 2013 19
A cable assembly technician verifi es that tolerances are met.
Products awaiting fi nal inspection.
Loos builds a wide array of assemblies for Military and commercial aviation.
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