Aero-TV: The Ties That Bind - Innovative New GripLockTies Can Hold Their Own!

The Traditional "Zip Tie" Is Dead…
That's the assessment of Mark Patey, Director of Strategic Innovations and Co-Owner of LockRight LLC, who told ANN CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell at AirVenture that the product developed by his company ... GripLockTies ... will make the universally-known version of the fastener obsolete.
The rubber lining on the GripLockTies prevents the zip tie from sliding around on whatever it is securing, Patey said. Worse, he said, the tie has chaffed through a wiring bundle and shorted out a system. The GripLockTie allows the user, whether it be a pilot, off-roader or cyclist secure an item with the tie without cinching it down so hard that it damages wiring, powder coating or other finishes.
The rubber also allows the tie to be tightened down more than a traditional nylon tie because of the rubber is compressible. It also isolates whatever is being secured, such as wires, from the vibration of normal operations of the airplane.
The GripLockTie was unveiled at AirVenture 2017, and is available from the company's online store. They are currently only available in a 12 inch length, but the company is developing the processes to have them available in other lengths in the future.
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[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I use these now exclusively. They're so beyond what a normal zip tie is that it deserves it's own class. I am not in aviation, I am the maintenance technician for a large factory and we have vibrating finishers that destroys normal zip ties. These things are indestructible. You put them on once, never think about it again. And the price is so worth what you're getting.

[@onebadwolf9123]

I no longer fly and maintain my own aircraft, but I sure wish I had GripLoc when I was. I was always proactively replacing zip ties before they failed, UV and heat always made them brittle. Stainless Steel ties stretch and require re-tightening, and tend to cut stuff, even with protective wrap under them. I also use GripLocks as a "third hand" when I need to hold one part onto another, to align for drilling, riveting etc, they are like a circular ViseGrip. You can connect 2 or 3 together, then remove and reuse them after you have finished whatever you needed two hands to do. I find new uses for them all the time. They even served as temporary hose clamps on a radiator hose once. Great product.

[@robertlafnear4865]

NICE, saw Mike talk about these on one of his Wilga Beast video's and ...I LIKE 'EM ! .. will look for these at Oshkosh the end of this month.

[@ambercrombie789]

Just opened my first package of them. Oh, baby!!

[@kellychapman5142]

Bag of 40 shipped to Ohio 25.00 just in time for my Kitfox new firewall forward project. 50cent each for piece of mind is a steal.